 This work was translated into Latin in 1497, and then into several other languages which allowed it to benefit the medical community for centuries to come.Perhaps the largest contribution to Islamic surgical development, came from Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-‘Abbās al-Zahrāwī, Abū al-Qāsim, or Al-Zahrawi (936–1013).He contributed to advancements in surgery by inventing and developing over 200 medical instruments which constituted the first independent work on surgery.