La collection de machines orthopédiques de François Humbert (1776-1850), médecin meusien, fondateur du premier établissement orthopédique français

The early nineteenth century can be considered as a turning point in orthopaedics. Scientific and technical progress allowed those who were called ‘lame’ and ‘hunchbacks’ to be given new treatments. These new cures were very much based on mechanical appliances, ‘machines’ which consisted of beds and...

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Main Authors: Antoine Desseaux, Étienne Guibert, Michel Pionnier, Marguerite Préau Sido
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication 2017-02-01
Series:In Situ : Revue de Patrimoines
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/insitu/14064