'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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Published in:	Amsterdamer Beiträge zur Älteren Germanistik Vol. 69; pp. 145 - 175
Main Authors:	Russcher, Anne, Bremmer Jr., Rolf H.
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2012
Subjects:	Anglo-Saxon civilization Medieval medicine Treatment of fractures Old English manuscripts Medieval learning & scholarship Archaeological finds British civilization British history to 1066
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