How to Make a New Leg: A Brief History of Lower Extremity Amputations and Prosthetic Reconstruction
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How to Make a New Leg: A Brief History of Lower Extremity Amputations and Prosthetic Reconstruction
History of Amputations
Amputation
Greek & Roman Era
Hippocrates
Celsus 30AD
"Next" 1500 years
"Gersdorff 1517"
Prosthetics
"Prosthetics"
Change in Warfare Tactics
Change in Warfare Tactics
Ambrose Pare 1510-1590
Wood Cutting
Instruments
Turin 1536
Turin, cont'd
Ambrose Pare
Pare Quote
Pare, cont'd
Ambrose Pare
Tetanus
1600s to 1800s
Amputation
Prosthetics
American Civil War
American Civil War
Civil War Anesthesia
Civil War
Civil War Quote
Civil War Anesthesia
Civil War Techniques and Tools
Civil War Techniques and Tools, cont'd
Civil War "Improvements in Health Care"
Great Civil War Benefaction 1862
Notable Names
Problems
World War I
World War I Amputation
World War II
Research Funding
Research
Research
Foot Function
New Materials for Prostheses
Amputation Surgery
Change in Attitudes
Prosthetics
Suspension & Socket
Hanging Out
Foot
"A foot for every activity"
Running
Skier
How fast can you run?
Author: Bob Vander Griend, MD / bobvg@ufl.edu
Contact: BJ Strickland / STRICBJ@shands.ufl.edu
Version: Produced by the Office of Medical Informatics
Copyright: 2001 by the University of Florida
Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/other/histmed/griend/index.html
Created: December 17, 2001
Modified: December 17, 2001