To my understanding, nowadays, the standard way to fix a broken bone is to attach all the pieces together with a metal plate and some screws.

But how did they come with that idea ? Did people thought that the first surgeon doing so was crazy when they went to the hardware store to buy a drill ? Or was it immediately accepted by the community ?

  • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    The first surgeons worked on cadavers like Dr. Frankenstein. They were equally as reviled.