The life and work of the german physician johannes scultetus (1595–1645) Anke H Scultetus, MD, J.Leonel Villavicencio, MD, FACS, Norman M Rich, MD, FACS Journal of the American College of Surgeons Volume 196, Issue 1, Pages 130-139 (January 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01477-1
Figure 1 Cover of the first German edition of the Armamentarium Chirurgicum: Wund-Arzneyisches Zeug-Hauß, published in 1666. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003 196, 130-139DOI: (10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01477-1)
Figure 2 Tabula 53 described amputation of the hand. On Fig. vii, Scultetus showed the ligation of vessels. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003 196, 130-139DOI: (10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01477-1)
Figure 3 In tabula xxix, several techniques for treating skull fractures and injuries of the pericranium were described. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003 196, 130-139DOI: (10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01477-1)
Figure 4 Johannes Scultetus gained a vast experience in cancer surgery, especially in breast cancer. This sequence of drawings shows a mastectomy. The vessels were cauterized. To avoid wound seroma and infection, a special binder was applied. This principle was the basis for his famous “many-tailed binder,” which has present applications. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003 196, 130-139DOI: (10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01477-1)
Figure 5 Tabula xvi showed Scultetus’ own inventions for removing bullets. Gunshot wounds became a new challenge for physicians in the 17th century. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003 196, 130-139DOI: (10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01477-1)