Management of fractures of the humerus in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome: An historical review

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1907-1914

  Brorson, Stig ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; CERATE; OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EGYPT; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GREECE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; ITALY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SPLINTING; TRACTION THERAPY; ARTICLE; HISTORY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PUBLICATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; EGYPT; GREECE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MANUSCRIPTS, MEDICAL; ROME; TRACTION;

EID: 67649794272     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0612-x     Document Type: Review

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