Aportaciones de los cirujanos españoles del Renacimiento

Abstract

IntroductionThe scientific contributions of Spanish Renaissance surgeons are little known internationally, not on any history of medicine, and yet were key to understanding the later development of anatomy in Spain. This work aims to show the work of surgeons s. xvi in Spain. MethodLiterature review. Critical analysis of articles, theses, books and monographs published, using the key words: surgery, and Renaissance or sixteenth century. ResultsThey are Spanish the following facts: the first monograph on legal medicine (Fragoso) and the first treaty of urology in the world (Diaz), neurosurgery, plastic surgery and orthopedics are indebted originally from the contributions of Spanish doctors (Arceo and Alcazar), the most comprehensive clinical and therapeutic study on syphilis of the century (Calvo), renovation in the treatment of wounds (Daza) the initiation hospital medical statistics (Aguero), among others. The importance of surgery versus medical claimed, defending the practice of surgery as a specialization (Daza), and the use of own language as a teaching technique to ensure a decent education without university training surgeons and ensure their dissemination (Aguero, Daza). ConclusionThe contributions of Spanish surgeons during the Renaissance are comparable to those of the Italian and superior to other European countries school.