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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance
The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is not just complicated technology and delicate surgical procedures.
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Behind the Lens: A History in Pictures
Editor’s Note: This essay series is written by Mercy Street's medical, historical and technical advisor, Stanley B. Burns, MD of The Burns Archive. At the time of the Civil War, as a result ...
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance
The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is not just complicated technology and delicate surgical procedures. It’s ...