Bone fracture historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2].

Overview

Any type of bone break is a fracture. The word break is not used in formal orthopedic terminology.

Bone fracture historical perspective

3000 BC: The earliest examples of fractures and related splinted before death found at Naga-ed-der (about 100 miles north of Luxor in Egypt.

Until 19th century: Splintage with wooden apparatus was the only available therapeutic option.

Then the new techniques became available.

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