The 10th-century Muslim physician Abu al Qasim al Zahrawi gave at least 200 surgical tools to the world that are used today, but he was not given enough credit
Abu al Qasim al Zahrawi was a man ahead of his time. Known as the father of operative surgery, he invented over 200 surgical tools in the 11th Century, which saved millions of lives. He was not given enough credit for his discoveries, however.
He developed surgical tools for C-sections and cataract surgeries and was also the first to discover the root cause of paralysis. Before him, it was not known what exactly caused paralysis. Al Zahrawi explained how it comes from fracturing the spine. He's also known for using a unique combination of chemicals for sterilisation of surgical tools, which had a similar impact to anti‐bacterial properties in our age.
As a medical genius he spent more than 50 years serving as the court physician to the second caliph of Cordoba, al Hakam II, and al Mansur, the de facto ruler of Muslim Spain after the death of al Hakam. Other works In the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, Al Zahrawi described several instruments used for delivery and was the first to describe the “Walcher position” in obstetrics and also first to teach the lithotomy position for vaginal operations.Zahrawi's 30-volume medical encyclopedia consists of three books on, incision, perforation, venesection, wounds and bone-setting.
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