By David Pincock, on March 10th, 2010
As science and technology evolve, injuries and diseases generally remain the same. As such, modern ways of treating these ailments may or may not evolve over time. This article published by Wired, talks about which surgeries remain the same and which have dramatically changed over time. Here’s an excerpt:
“That’s one of the good things about [...]
By Ben King, on January 26th, 2010
The history of surgery may need to be reviewed.
A discovery near Paris has unearthed a 6,900 year old amputee patient. His forearm was removed under fairly sophisticated conditions, as it appears he was anaesthetised under relatively sterile conditions. A flintstone was likely used in place of a scalpel, and the surgery site was cleaned and [...]