The role of Joseph Lister in developing the absorbable ligature

Authors
Hall, MJ
Citation
Mj. Hall, The role of Joseph Lister in developing the absorbable ligature, SCOT MED J, 46(4), 2001, pp. 119-120
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00369330 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
119 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-9330(200108)46:4<119:TROJLI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Joseph Lister is associated with pioneering work on antisepsis. However an important but less well-known contribution to surgical progress was his wor k on the absorbable suture. This article details the problems Lister faced in operative surgery, his observations and experiments that lead to his dev elopment of an absorbable suture.