David L McKintosh was the first sougeon to do operate successfully on a case af Anterior Cruciate ligament injury. This injury used to cripple skiers and ice dancers in the prime of life. Modern orthopaedics has allowed much smaller incisions through which you can intrduce implants, enabling the surgery to be done through smaller incisions and more successfully, allowing numerous athletes to return to their sport and profession.

In the meanwhile Ayurveda spread beyond India through the capture of Sind (India) by the Arabs who translated all the works of Sushruta.