Muslim Medical Inventions in the Golden Age
Invention of Surgical instruments A wide variety of surgical instruments and techniques were invented in the Muslim world, as well as the refinement of earlier instruments and techniques. The [...]
Old operating theaters
The old operating theaters were a room of spectacle, learning, agony, and healing; all combined. The patients would lie down conscious, strapped, and in pain on the operating table (I’m [...]
Old surgical instruments
Surgical instruments weren’t all stainless steel-shiny and sterile-looking from the start. In fact some of the earliest instruments were made of wood, rocks, and iron. The history and [...]