M De Meyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 148625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M De Meyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | De Meyer |
| SIGNATURE | DE MEYER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3873-5155 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evidence of amputation as medical treatment in ancient Egypt
The use of surgical techniques in ancient Egyptian medicine has only been suggested indirectly through ancient medical texts and iconography, and there is no evidence of amputation as a means of therapeutic medical treatment. This paper presents four cases of amputation from the archaeological site of Dayr al-Barshā, Egypt. Two of the cases (dated to the First Intermediate and Middle Kingdom periods, respectively) are from individuals that displa…
Evidence of amputation as medical treatment in ancient Egypt
The use of surgical techniques in ancient Egyptian medicine has only been suggested indirectly through ancient medical texts and iconography, and there is no evidence of amputation as a means of therapeutic medical treatment. This paper presents four cases of amputation from the archaeological site of Dayr al-Barshā, Egypt. Two of the cases (dated to the First Intermediate and Middle Kingdom periods, respectively) are from individuals that displa…
Evidence of amputation as medical treatment in ancient Egypt
The use of surgical techniques in ancient Egyptian medicine has only been suggested indirectly through ancient medical texts and iconography, and there is no evidence of amputation as a means of therapeutic medical treatment. This paper presents four cases of amputation from the archaeological site of Dayr al-Barshā, Egypt. Two of the cases (dated to the First Intermediate and Middle Kingdom periods, respectively) are from individuals that displa…
Amputation (1 work) · Elbow (1 work) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (1 work) · General surgery (1 work) · History of Medicine Studies (1 work) · Humerus (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (1 work) · Surgery (1 work) · Ulna (1 work)