• World Neurosurg · Dec 2013

    Historical Article

    Ottoman surgical treatises and their influences on modern neurosurgery in Turkey.

    • Uygur Er and M Necmettin Pamir.
    • Spine Surgery Section, Neurosurgery Clinic, Private Koru Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: uygurer@gmail.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2013 Dec 1;80(6):e165-9.

    ObjectiveTo introduce the authors of 6 prominent Ottoman surgical treatises, to present the chapters that relate to present-day neurosurgery, and to discuss their influence on the establishment of modern Turkish neurosurgery.MethodsNeurosurgery-related chapters of 6 prominent Ottoman surgical treatises and their role i the establishment of modern neurosurgery in Turkey are discussed.ResultsNeurosurgery-related chapters of "Hulasa-i Tıbb" by Surgeon Mesud (Summary of Medicine), "Cerrahhiyet-al Haniyye" by Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu (Imperial Surgery), "Cerrahname" by an unknown author (Surgical Treatise), "Ala'im-i Cerrahin" by Surgeon Ibrahim (Wonders of Surgeons) "Cerrahname" by Ali Munşi of Bursa (Surgical Treatise), and "The law of surgeons" by Şanizade Ataullah Mehmed Efendi (Kanun-al Cerrahin) were analyzed.ConclusionsThese treatises, including sections on neurosurgery-related topics, were important influences on the establishment of contemporary neurosurgery in modern Turkey.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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