History of peripheral nerve repair: may the procedure have been practiced in Hippocratic School?

Belen D., Aciduman A., Er U.

SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, cilt.72, sa.2, ss.190-194, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.03.030
  • Dergi Adı: SURGICAL NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.190-194
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hippocrates, history of medicine, peripheral nerve, Surgeon Ibrahim, surgery, SURGERY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The literature regarding the history of the peripheral nerve repair is fairly scant. In the past, few physicians dealt with the topic and made prominent contributions. These works certainly eased the way to the modem concept of surgery of peripheral nerves. During the period between 7th and 17th centuries, Paulus Aeginatus, Avicenna, Roger of Salerno, Guglielmo da Saliceto, Guido Lanfranchi, and Gabriele Ferrara, who are universally accepted as the pioneers in this field, introduced the notion of nerve repair. The central predecessor of all these authors and as well as the founder of modem medicine, Hippocrates, also had reliable interest on peripheral nerve injuries; nevertheless, his written works do not include any section concerning peripheral nerve repair. An exciting document from Ottoman era challenges this issue by citing Hippocrates' nerve repair description. In this report, we present this account with a brief history of nerve repair.