Test 1 Flashcards
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Hippocrates
Father of Modern Medicine
What dud Hippocrates do
- Established the 1st school of medicine
-examined disease through observation and deduction
-Made the point that stabilization is crucial
What did Hippocrates establish that is still used today.
Hippocratic Oath
- taken by all physicians
-requires to swear to uphold ethical standards
- break oath means you can loose the right to practice medicine
Roman Medicine
- inspired by the Greek
- Large rise in physician schools and advancement in public health
- natural remedies like honey and vinegar were used for wounds
- The injuries from Roman soldiers made for medical advancements.
Renaissance medicine
- Very little progress
- Continued Roman Empire treatments/ little advancements
- Anatomy and functions were more developed understanding
- advancements in skeletal systems
Hugh Owen Thomas
Father of Orthopaedics
- first one 1857-1890
- focused on fractures
- Innovations
- Thomas test and exam, thomas Splint, Thomas wrench
- practiced for the poor in Liverpool
Orthopedic Surgeons
At first physicians turned into surgeons, and then they developed specialties as they focused more on the musculoskeletal care.
- Fracture management was the primary
Sir John Charnley
Invented bone cement
George Goodfellow
Father of Trauma
- expert in gunshot wounds
pioneered spinal anesthesia
Herodicus
Father of Sports Medicine
- First to recommend exercise for treatment
Hippocrates
Father of Spine
- studied spinal anatomy
- named pathologies, structures and curves of the spine
Curves of the spine
Cervical ( by the neck) C1-C7
Thoracic ( middle body) T1-T12
Lumbar ( lower body) L1- L5
Harrington Rod
Developed by Paul Harrington
- reduced curvatures and enhanced stability
- This was developed for scoliosis
tendons
muscle to bone
Ligament
bone to bone
cartilage
cushion between bones
Femur
Thigh bone
Tibia
Medial shin bone
Fibula
Lateral shin bone
Humerus
upper arm bone
Radius
lateral forearm bone
Ulna
Medial forearm bone
Metacarpals
Handbones
Metatarsals
Foot bones