Surgery, Science and Industry A Revolution in Fracture Care, 1950s-1990s
Description
This book charts the history of the worldwide introduction of an operative treatment method for broken bones, osteosynthesis, by a Swiss-based association, called AO. The success of the close cooperation between the AO's surgeons, scientists and manufacturers in establishing a complicated and risky technique as a standard treatment sheds light on the mechanisms of medical innovation at the crossroads of surgery, science and industry and the nature of modern medicine in general.
Keywords
ScienceHistoryMedicalTechnology & EngineeringWorld
2002Book
Author(s)Thomas Schlich
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333993057
LanguageEnglish
