TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Upper extremity injuries in Homer's Iliad
JO  - Journal of hand surgery (American volume)
A1  - Hutchison, Richard L.
A1  - Hirthler, Maureen A.
SP  - 1790
EP  - 1793
VL  - 38
IS  - 9
N2  - Homer's Iliad remains a fascinating source of medical history. This epic poem, compiled around 800 bce, describes several weeks of the last year of the 10-year siege of Troy (Ilion) by the Achaeans. Homer composed the epic by combining and formalizing oral poems, legends, customs, and experiences that originated in the later Mycenaean age (1600-1100 bce). The story centers on the rage of the great warrior Achilles. The Iliad remains the oldest record of Greek medicine and a unique source of surgical history. This study examines the upper extremity injuries described in the Iliad and compares them to those other sites of injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-5023
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.06.022
ID  - ref1
ER  -