Surgery, Science and Industry

Download or read book Surgery, Science and Industry written by T. Schlich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the history of the worldwide introduction of an operative treatment method for broken bones, osteosynthesis, by a Swiss-based association, called AO. The success of the close cooperation between the AO's surgeons, scientists and manufacturers in establishing a complicated and risky technique as a standard treatment sheds light on the mechanisms of medical innovation at the crossroads of surgery, science and industry and the nature of modern medicine in general.