Pelvic and lower extremity injuries in Homer's Iliad: A review of the literature

被引：5

作者：

Galanakos, Spyridon P. ^{[1
]}

Bot, Arjan G. J. ^{[2
]}

Macheras, George A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] KAT Hosp, Dept Orthopaed & Traumatol, Athens 14561, Greece

[2] Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Orthopaed Res Ctr Amsterdam, NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY | 2015年 / 78卷 / 01期

关键词：

Homer; Iliad; pelvis; lower extremities; wound; ANCIENT-GREECE; TRAUMA; TROY;

D O I：

10.1097/TA.0000000000000486

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

The Iliad, composed approximately in the middle of the eighth century BC, constitutes the leading and oldest known example of heroic epic. The Homeric epic presents the conflicts that took place during the last year of the 10-year lasting Trojan War, offering a realistic description of battle wounds. We studied the text of The Iliad in ancient Greek and in the translations in modern Greek and English and searched for all recorded injuries to the pelvis and lower extremities. A total of 16 traumatic injuries of pelvis and lower extremities were described, including 7 fatal wounds, while in 9 cases, the outcome was unknown. The Iliad remains the oldest record of Greek medicine and a unique source of surgical history. To study the vividly reported events is a great experience, particularly for a surgeon. Copyright (c) 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：204 / 208

页数：5