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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 5/2016

01-05-2016 | ArtiFacts

ArtiFacts: Bernhard Heine’s Osteotome

Author: Alan J. Hawk, BA

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 5/2016

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When Bernhard Heine (1800–1846) was just 10-years-old, his parents sent him to his uncle’s workshop in Würzburg, Germany to begin an apprenticeship as an orthopaedic technician. He was in good hands. His uncle, Johann G. Heine, is widely considered the founder of orthopaedics in Germany [3, 4, 9], having opened the Caroline Institute (Karolinen-Institut, named after the Bavarian Queen Caroline), the first orthopaedic institution in Germany, in 1816. Johann’s renowned workshop in Würzburg manufactured artificial limbs, wheelchairs, and other orthopaedic devices. …
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Metadata
Title
ArtiFacts: Bernhard Heine’s Osteotome
Author
Alan J. Hawk, BA
Publication date
01-05-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4658-2

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