Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History: A Revolution in Fracture Care, 1950s-1990s

Schlich, T.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349431816

DOI: 10.1057/9780230513280

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 349