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The qualities and conduct of an English surgeon in 1446: as described in a manuscript attributed to Thomas Morstede.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9196347     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The year 1996 marks the 550th Anniversary of an anonymous manuscript which represents one of the earliest surgical works written in English. Generally attributed to Thomas Morstede, Serjeant-Surgeon to King Henry V, the book was for many centuries considered to have been lost and has escaped detailed examination by the surgeons of today. We present a modern translation of its first chapter in which the author outlines the range of equipment a fifteenth-century surgeon would use, the personal qualities all surgeons should possess, and the manner in which surgical practice should be conducted.
Authors:
J J Kirkpatrick; I L Naylor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England     Volume:  79     ISSN:  0035-8843     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl     Publication Date:  1997 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-07-10     Completed Date:  1997-07-10     Revised Date:  2012-05-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7506860     Medline TA:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  225-8     Citation Subset:  IM; Q    
Affiliation:
Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit, School of Biomedical Sciences, Bradford University.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical Competence
England
General Surgery / history*
History, 15th Century
Humans
Manuscripts, Medical / history*
Surgical Instruments / history
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
T Morstede
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