This fascinating book is written by a Dutch surgeon and tells the history of surgery in a way that will have you spellbound. Looking at 28 different surgical operations, Van de Laar shows us how they evolved, often from fairly brutal and invasive procedures to what are now usually refined, safer and quicker ones. You’ll learn so much in this book, and look at modern surgery with great respect. You’ll meet a host of familiar faces from history from Louis XVI to Lee Harvey Oswald, but best of all you’ll meet an amazing collection of ground-breaking surgeons whose inventiveness and tenacity, as well as their skill with the scalpel, have brought us successful cures for so many conditions that were once either debilitating or deadly.
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