TY - JOUR
T1 - The Renaissance and the universal surgeon
T2 - Giovanni Andrea della Croce, a master of traumatology
AU - Di Matteo, Berardo
AU - Tarabella, Vittorio
AU - Filardo, Giuseppe
AU - Viganò, Anna
AU - Tomba, Patrizia
AU - Marcacci, Maurilio
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - All the medical knowledge of all time in one book, the universal and perfect manual for the Renaissance surgeon, and the man who wrote it. This paper depicts the life and works of Giovanni Andrea della Croce, a 16th Century physician and surgeon, who, endowed with true spirit of Renaissance humanism, wanted to teach and share all his medical knowledge through his opus magnum, titled "Universal Surgery Complete with All the Relevant Parts for the Optimum Surgeon". An extraordinary book which truly represents a defining moment and a founding stone for traumatology, written by a lesser known historical personality, but nonetheless the Renaissance Master of Traumatology.
AB - All the medical knowledge of all time in one book, the universal and perfect manual for the Renaissance surgeon, and the man who wrote it. This paper depicts the life and works of Giovanni Andrea della Croce, a 16th Century physician and surgeon, who, endowed with true spirit of Renaissance humanism, wanted to teach and share all his medical knowledge through his opus magnum, titled "Universal Surgery Complete with All the Relevant Parts for the Optimum Surgeon". An extraordinary book which truly represents a defining moment and a founding stone for traumatology, written by a lesser known historical personality, but nonetheless the Renaissance Master of Traumatology.
KW - Ancient traumatology
KW - Giovanni Andrea Della Croce
KW - History of surgery
KW - Renaissance
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U2 - 10.1007/s00264-013-2111-2
DO - 10.1007/s00264-013-2111-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 24173678
AN - SCOPUS:84890481060
VL - 37
SP - 2523
EP - 2528
JO - International Orthopaedics
JF - International Orthopaedics
SN - 0341-2695
IS - 12
ER -