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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before. Lernestål, Erik, Livrustkammaren/SHM, CC BY-SA The human body today has many ...

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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible ...

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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

Heidi Hausse received funding from the Herzog August Bibliothek in 2012, the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine in 2014-2015, the American Council of Learned Societies in ...

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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

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