I think you’re misunderstanding a bit: What they did was primitive compared to what we do today, and the comparison is fair since what they did was the foundation for what we do today.
Much like we could call a vacuum tube computer that filled a room in the 50’s a “primitive computer”. It’s not downplaying the fact that that computer was (and is) an absolute feat of science and engineering that very few people alive could replicate. It’s bringing focus to the fact that, despite being comparatively simple relative to a modern phone, it’s what made development of modern computers possible. It’s quite literally a “primitive computer”.
In the same way, this procedure was an early predecessor to modern surgery, so it’s quite literally “primitive surgery”.
I think you’re misunderstanding a bit: What they did was primitive compared to what we do today, and the comparison is fair since what they did was the foundation for what we do today.
Much like we could call a vacuum tube computer that filled a room in the 50’s a “primitive computer”. It’s not downplaying the fact that that computer was (and is) an absolute feat of science and engineering that very few people alive could replicate. It’s bringing focus to the fact that, despite being comparatively simple relative to a modern phone, it’s what made development of modern computers possible. It’s quite literally a “primitive computer”.
In the same way, this procedure was an early predecessor to modern surgery, so it’s quite literally “primitive surgery”.