Surgery, Science and Industry
Subtitle: A Revolution in Fracture Care, 1950s-1990s
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 6, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780333993057
Subjects: History of engineering & technology; History of medicine; History of science; Orthopaedics & fractures; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Science; History: World; History; Instruments & Supplies; Science / History; General; Fractures; Medical innovations; Medical instruments and appara; Medical technology; Treatment
First sentence: Fixing broken bones seems an obvious thing to do, and it is no surprise that fracture treatment is among the most ancient medical techniques for which we have evidence.