title: Insights into Avicenna's knowledge of the science of orthopedics.
abstract: The art of orthopedics traces its history back to ancient civilizations like those of the Egyptians. The evolution of this branch of medicine is indebted to investigations of many scientists, including Greek, Roman and Persian scholars. The Persian physician Avicenna (980-1037 AD) is one such scientist who investigated different aspects of orthopedics. It is possible to analyze Avicenna's knowledge of orthopedics and his contributions to this branch of medicine by an examination of his epic encyclopedia of medicine, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine).
authors.affiliation: Behnam Dalfardi, Hassan Yarmohammadi, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7139748479, Iran.
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dalfardi
authors.affiliation: Behnam Dalfardi, Hassan Yarmohammadi, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7139748479, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yarmohammadi
authors.affiliation: Behnam Dalfardi, Hassan Yarmohammadi, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7139748479, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Kalantari
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Meibodi
keywords: Avicenna; Bone fractures; Canon; History of medicine; Persia