TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe art of surgery
AU  - CUTLER EC
Y1  - 1929/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1929.01140130280013
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 1190
EP  - 1199
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - Surgery began as a child of trauma. When our prehistoric ancestors fell from trees or their descendants stumbled at the mouth of a cave and broke their bones, there appeared the need of some form of treatment. Men injured in battles—in early days restricted to personal encounters, though now through what is called civilization involving whole nations—needed care. Splinting, bandaging and perhaps even the use of the tourniquet must have been the earliest developments. Later, with sharpened flint, blood was let, abscesses emptied, tissues scarified, and even skulls trephined. Gradually, experience demonstrated the best methods of care. By repeated application of this elementary knowledge, a certain degree of skill was developed, and the first teachers of surgery began to hand on their craftsmanship. Thus surgery began as an art. By an art is meant the skilful application of knowledge in effecting a desired result. It is a matter of
SN  - 0272-5533
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1929.01140130280013
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1929.01140130280013
ER  -