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La méthode curative des playes, & fractures de la teste humaine.

Paris: Jean le Royer, 1561.

Written after the death of Paré’s patient, Henri II, who was struck in the eye by the shaft of a lance at a tournament in celebration of the marriage of Philip, King of Spain, with Elizabeth of France. Paré discusses surgery of head wounds with special attention to skull fractures. Digital facsimile from BIU Santé at this link.

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Entry Number#4850.3
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/5583
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLla-mthode-curative-des-playes-fractures-de-la-teste-humaine

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris