Cerclage fixation of a fractured humerus in 1775. Fact or fiction?
The description in a French journal in 1775 of cerclage wiring of a humerus has been widely accepted as the first recorded case of internal fixation of a fresh fracture. Retranslation reveals that the operation was not in fact performed, although the subject was of surgical interest at that time.
D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history