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International Orthopaedics
Published in: International Orthopaedics 5/2019

01-05-2019 | Orthopaedic Heritage

Spine deformities and trauma in Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine

Authors: Konstantinos Markatos, Georgios Androutsos, Marianna Karamanou, Maria Kaseta, Demetrios Korres, Andreas Mavrogenis

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 5/2019

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Abstract

Aim of the study

The purpose of this historic review is to summarize the life and work of Avicenna (980–1037) and his contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of spinal deformities and trauma.

Method

We conducted an extensive search in libraries as well as online in Pubmed and Google Scholar.

Results

Avicenna in his work Canon of Medicine combines the knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman physicians and surgeons and he combines them with the extensive of Arabic medicine and pharmacology.

Conclusion

Avicenna made an impact with his medical writings in which he summarized the works of ancient Greek and Roman physicians like Hippocrates and Galen with the influence of medieval authors and the knowledge of the Arabic medicine and pharmacology. His descriptions and comments in his work Canon of Medicine summarize and comment the work of his predecessors and it remained a work of reference until at least the sixteenth century.
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Metadata
Title
Spine deformities and trauma in Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine
Authors
Konstantinos Markatos
Georgios Androutsos
Marianna Karamanou
Maria Kaseta
Demetrios Korres
Andreas Mavrogenis
Publication date
01-05-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-018-4278-z

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