#JosephLister, the #FatherOfModernSurgery & Prof. of Clinical Surgery at #KingsCollegeLondon proved infection could be prevented. In 1877, he performed a groundbreaking antiseptic kneecap operation that shaped modern medical surgery. Though controversial, its success showed that by sterilising wounds & instruments with acid, deaths could be reduced from 46% to 15% #KCLMedic
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