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Rev Mex Angiol 2009; 37 (1)

Cronología histórica de las amputaciones

de la Garza VL

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 9-22
PDF size: 988.54 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The limb’s amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the history of mankind. With the purpose of outline the historic evolution of amputations, it were consulted the accessible books and journals at personal and Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran libraries. Amputations have been practiced since Neolithic times for punitive, ritual and therapeutic reasons. The control of pain, hemorrhage and sepsis, as well as improving rehabilitation techniques and prostheses fitting and prosthetic devices had changed the present and future of the amputee. Amputations had been performed since 40 to 45,000 years b. C., but until the 20th century has been possible to achieve safety in its performance and many chances to reach full rehabilitation.


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