I'm gonna go with Fabri von Hilden who is considered the "father of German surgery". I know he was the first to recommend amputation above a diseased limb and in doing so was the first to shut off the circulation before amputation.
Or was it Abroise Pare the "father of French surgery"? He created the figure 8 suture...
Which came first?
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OK Sherasi, your alotted time is up Since there is no one here to dispute or otherwise prove me wrong...I'm gonna say at least one of my answers was right!
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Fabry, 1560-1634. But Ambrose Pare (1517-1590) not only described the surgical ligation of vessels, but also congenital dislocation of the hip. However, the surgeon, particularly one afflicted with the reputation as "orthopaedic surgeon" was considered nothing more than "mechanician". Source
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