The History of Orthopaedics. An Account of the Study and Practice of Orthopaedics from the Earliest Times to the Modern Era. FIRST EDITION.

LEVAY [LE VAY], David

ISBN 10: 1850701458 / ISBN 13: 9781850701453

Published by Carnforth, Lancs/ Park Ridge, New Jersey: Parthenon Publishing Group, 1990.

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xiii, 693 pp; 244 figs. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. This copy does NOT have any library markings. First Edition. ISBN 1850701458. Seller Inventory # 13806

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Title: The History of Orthopaedics. An Account of ...

Publisher: Carnforth, Lancs/ Park Ridge, New Jersey: Parthenon Publishing Group, 1990.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

A history of orthopaedics dealing with the subject in its entirety from prehistory to the present day. In this volume the author, himself an orthopaedic surgeon and historian, describes in detail the history of orthopaedic disease, that of orthopaedics as a scientific discipline (including the natural history of orthopaedic disorders and their management), and the evolution of orthopaedic surgery as such. The book falls naturally into four parts. The first part covers the period from Stone Age man up to and including the Middle Ages and the second illustrates the evolution of orthopaedic thought over the subsequent centuries with accounts of a selected group of disorders. Part 3, on the 20th century, is largely concerned with the orthopaedic aspects of war and the final part is a very extensive review of the development of orthopaedics in different countries, to an extent not previously undertaken, including: the USA, Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Scandinavia, Switzerland, South Africa, the Antipodes, International organizations and the Third World.