theolduvaigorge: “A medieval surgeon used 3 rivets to attach a copper plate over a deep wound
theolduvaigorge: “A medieval surgeon used 3 rivets to attach a copper plate over a deep wound on a man’s upper sword/axe arm - so successfully that there was time for new bone to form over the implant before the man’s death in a Swedish monastery (via [Historiska])” (Source: @DrSueOosthuizen on Twitter) -- source link
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