Jan 20, 2017
Various surgical instruments from 1700′s England- including a bone saw, amputation knife, trepanning tools and an artificial hand.[X]
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Various surgical instruments from 1700′s England- including a bone saw, amputation knife, trepanning tools and an artificial hand.[X]
Amputation Knife (1700s) Knives used for amputations during the 18th century were typically curved, because surgeons tended to make a circular cut through the skin and muscle before the bone was cut with a saw. By the 1800s, straight knives became more popular because they made it easier to leave a flap of skin that could be used to cover the exposed stump.