The year 2015 marks the 750th anniversary from the birth of the medieval poet Dante Alighieri. Dante's work seems to provide precious information on medieval knowledge of anatomy and physiopathology of some musculoskeletal structures (including spine). Nonmedical works, including poetry, should be considered as a source for historians of orthopedics

Manzini, F., Maurina, M., Riva, M. (2015). Dante and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Orthopedic and Spinal Disorders in the Middle Ages. SPINE, 40(18), 1467-1469 [10.1097/BRS.0000000000001015].

Dante and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Orthopedic and Spinal Disorders in the Middle Ages

RIVA, MICHELE AUGUSTO
2015

Abstract

The year 2015 marks the 750th anniversary from the birth of the medieval poet Dante Alighieri. Dante's work seems to provide precious information on medieval knowledge of anatomy and physiopathology of some musculoskeletal structures (including spine). Nonmedical works, including poetry, should be considered as a source for historians of orthopedics
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Anniversaries and Special Events; History, Medieval; Humans; Language; Literature, Medieval; Orthopedics; Paintings; Poetry as Topic; Spinal Diseases; Musculoskeletal System; Neurology (clinical); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Medicine (all)
English
2015
40
18
1467
1469
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Manzini, F., Maurina, M., Riva, M. (2015). Dante and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Orthopedic and Spinal Disorders in the Middle Ages. SPINE, 40(18), 1467-1469 [10.1097/BRS.0000000000001015].
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