Surgery

• What did surgeons do?

  Bloodletting, amputate body parts, treat or cure breast cancer or bladder stones.
• How were ideas spread?

  Many books were made then translated to Latin to educate those in Europe then into English
• How did they treat epilepsy?

  Drill a whole into their skull
• Did they use anaesthetic?

  Yes, mandrake root or opium
• Who was John of Arderne?

  Most famous Medieval surgeon
• What was John of Arderne's ideas based on?

  Greek and Arab ideas
• Was John of Arderne good?

  He had a 50% survival rate
• Where did Hugh of Lucca and Theodoric study?

  Bologna University
• What did Hugh of Lucca and Theodoric criticise?

  That pus was needed to heal wounds and they used wine to reduce chance of infection.