The evolution of surgical instruments an illustrated history from ancient times to the 20th century by kirkup john norman publishing 2005 507 pp 275 isbn 0930405862 when i had the pleasure to work for john wickham in the institute of urology in london he often used to declare that we were restricted in our pursuit of surgical excellence by inadequate instruments and that if we were . The evolution of surgical instruments an illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century norman surgery series 9780930405861 medicine health science books amazoncom. The evolution of materials and the classification of instruments are discussed in separate sections but in the same format which traces their evolution from antiquity to the late 20th century as a result there is some redundancy as the same information provided in the materials section is repeated in the instruments section another problem involves references to figures that are located . The evolution of surgical instruments an illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century john kirkup home worldcat home about worldcat help search search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library create lists bibliographies and reviews or search worldcat find items in libraries near you advanced search find a library covid 19 . The evolution of surgical instruments an illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century review article in bulletin of the history of medicine 813661 662 january 2007 with