How To Think Like Who Was Lanfranc Of Milan?

 

Lanfranc Of Milan

How To Think Like Who Was Lanfranc Of Milan?

Hugh Landfranc of Milan was born in 1245 A.D. 

• He completed his studies from the Medical School of Bologna and later moved to Milan, where he trained as a Surgeon. 

• He was exiled from Milan due to political reasons and moved to Paris in 1295.

    Here, he started his practice in surgery and soon became quite well-known. At that time surgery was not considered a branch of medicine and was performed by barber surgeons. 

 

• Lanfranc wrote his definitive work "Chirugia Magna" in 1296, as a guide to surgery and practical medicine. 

 

    In his book Lanfranc discussed cerebral concussion and skull fracture in detail. He had a unique way of diagnosing, if the patient had a skull fracture. He would tap the skull, if the sound rang clear like a bell, all was well. 

    In another method, he tied a waxed string to one of the patient's teeth. He would then diagnose, if the skull was fractured by the sound that the string made, when he pulled it ! 

• Lanfranc is considered to be the founder of the Parisian Surgical School and inventor of the "surgical node", which is used to suture tissues even today.