Prehistoric trepanation in the Cuzco region of Peru: A view into an ancient andean practice

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-13

  Andrushko, Valerie A ^a   Verano, John W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial trauma; Cuzco; Inca; Trepanation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINX; PERU; PREHISTORIC PERIOD; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS VENOSUS; SKULL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREPANATION;

CULTURE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PERU; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPHINING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 50049117798     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20836     Document Type: Article

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