Surgery, Science and Industry - (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History) by T Schlich (Hardcover)

Name: Surgery, Science and Industry - (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History) by T Schlich (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1008290231
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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.
About the Author: THOMAS SCHLICH is a Medical Historian with a double qualification in history and medicine.
349 Pages
Science, History
Series Name: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History

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Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

THOMAS SCHLICH is a Medical Historian with a double qualification in history and medicine. He has published widely on history of nineteenth and twentieth century science and medicine. He is the author of books on the history of organ transplantation and the ethical, legal and cultural problems connected with transplant medicine.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 6.3 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.47 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 349

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: History

Series Title: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Hardcover

Author: T Schlich

Language: English

Street Date: June 19, 2002

TCIN: 1008290231

UPC: 9780333993057

Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-2073

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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