Pelvic and lower extremity injuries in Homer's Iliad: a review of the literature
| Autor: | George A. Macheras, Spyridon P. Galanakos, Arjan G. J. Bot |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Warfare Battle Famous Persons Medicine in Literature media_common.quotation_subject Poetry as Topic Medicine in the Arts Poison control Ancient Greek EPIC Ancient history Greek World Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Pelvis Injury prevention Medicine Humans History Ancient media_common business.industry Modern Greek Surgical procedures language.human_language humanities Surgery Lower Extremity Surgical Procedures Operative language Wounds and Injuries Surgical history business |
| Zdroj: | journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 78(1), 204-208. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
| ISSN: | 2163-0763 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/ta.0000000000000486 |
| Popis: | The Iliad, composed approximately in the middle of the eighth century bc, constitutes the leading and oldest known example of heroic epic. The Homeric epic presents the conflicts that took place during the last year of the 10-year lasting Trojan War, offering a realistic description of battle wounds. We studied the text of The Iliad in ancient Greek and in the translations in modern Greek and English and searched for all recorded injuries to the pelvis and lower extremities. A total of 16 traumatic injuries of pelvis and lower extremities were described, including 7 fatal wounds, while in 9 cases, the outcome was unknown.The Iliad remains the oldest record of Greek medicine and a unique source of surgical history. To study the vividly reported events is a great experience, particularly for a surgeon. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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