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Robert Liston was a Scottish born Britain Surgeon who invented the Linton Splint. He also wrote a few books such as The Elements of Surgery and Practical Surgery. He is said to be the best surgeon of the Victorian Era and is noted for his 30 second non-anesthetic amputation in May,1842. He also was the first surgeon to use a modern anesthetic for surgery in a 27 second amputation in December, 1846.

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