Treatise of Jacopo Berengario da Carpi “De fractura calve”
https://doi.org/10.17650/1683-3295-2023-25-2-148-153
Abstract
This article describes the treatise “De fractura calve” (“About skull fractures”) of the famous Italian Renaissance physician and anatomist Jacopo Berengario da Carpi, published in 1518. In this work, rightly considered a milestone in the history of neurosurgery and neurotraumatology, the author not only described the symptoms of head injuries, but also offered their classification, basics of differential diagnosis, surgical tactics, and the necessary instruments.
About the Authors
T. A. Fominykh
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Ministry of higher education and science of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
295007 Симферополь, просп. Академика Вернадского, 4
S. A. Kutya
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Ministry of higher education and science of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey Anatolievich Kutya
4 Vernadsky Ave, 295007 Simferopol
V. S. Ulanov
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Ministry of higher education and science of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
4 Vernadsky Ave, 295007 Simferopol
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Review
For citations:
Fominykh T.A., Kutya S.A., Ulanov V.S. Treatise of Jacopo Berengario da Carpi “De fractura calve”. Russian journal of neurosurgery. 2023;25(2):148-153. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1683-3295-2023-25-2-148-153
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