'FOR A BROKEN LIMB': FRACTURE TREATMENT IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND.

The treatment of fractures is a relatively simple and logical procedure mastered by many cultures worldwide, so it seems likely prima facie that the Anglo-Saxons would have had some means for treating such injuries as well. To investigate this matter, we shall first describe the modern standards of...

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Publicado en:Amsterdamer Beiträge zur Älteren Germanistik Vol. 69; pp. 145 - 175
Autores principales: Russcher, Anne, Bremmer Jr., Rolf H.
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Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2012
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        Anglo-Saxon civilization
        Medieval medicine
        Treatment of fractures
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        British civilization
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