Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu (1385–1468) presents medieval management of pediatric skull fractures in his textbook Cerrahiyyetü’l Haniyye (Imperial Surgery). He was a Turkish surgeon who lived in the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. Cerrahiyyetü’l Haniyye, the first example of surgical textbook in the Turkish medical literature, was beautifully illustrated with his own drawings. In this historical article, the sections of Cerrahiyyetü’l Haniyye pertinent to surgical techniques and instruments for pediatric head injury are critically reviewed.

Keywords:
Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu, Head trauma, Cerrahiyyetü’l Haniyye
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