A History of Surgery by Harold Ellis
Written in a lively and engaging style, by a medical author and teacher of great renown, this book provides a fascinating and interesting introduction to the subject for anyone with an interest in it. It illustrates some of the key advances in surgery from primitive techniques such as trepanning, through some of the gruesome but occasionally successful methods employed by the ancient civilisations, the increasingly sophisticated techniques of the Greeks and Romans, the advances of the Dark Ages and the Renaissance and on to the early pioneers of anaesthesia and antisepsis such as Morton, Lister and Pasteur. The impact of modern warfare on the development of surgical procedures is also discussed and Professor Ellis ends with a fascinating glimpse into the future of surgery in the next millenium.
"Professor Ellis has proven the value of a single-volume History of SurgeryIt will bring comfort to the practising surgeons by showing how the trials of today were faced in the past. The book is sufficiently comprehensive for the historian to find it a hand reference. It should be used to inform the polemics of journalists, policy makers, and ethicists." Vivian McAlister
Harold Ellis, Professor and Clinical Anatomist, Division of Anatomy, Cell and Human Biology, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK
Bari M. Logan, University Prosector, Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, UK
Adrian Dixon, Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge; and Honorary Consultant Radiologist, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Bari M. Logan, University Prosector, Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, UK
Adrian Dixon, Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge; and Honorary Consultant Radiologist, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841100234 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841100234 |
| Title | A History of Surgery |
| Author | Harold Ellis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2000-01-11 |
| Number of pages | 282 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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