Gangrene, amputation, and allogeneic transplantation in the fifth century ad: A pictorial representation

J Vasc Surg. 2016 Sep;64(3):824-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.042. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Authors

Antonio Perciaccante¹, Frank J Rühli², Francesco M Galassi², Raffaella Bianucci³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, "San Giovanni di Dio" Hospital, Gorizia, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Legal Medicine Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; UMR 7268, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie bio-culturelle, Droit, Etique & Santé (Adés), Faculté de Médecine de Marseille, Marseille, France.

PMID: 27316410
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.042

No abstract available

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Amputation, Surgical / history*
Amputation, Surgical / methods
Gangrene / surgery
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Humans
Leg / pathology*
Paintings / history
Transplantation, Homologous / history*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / history*