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De Humani Corporis Fabrica surgical revolution.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19160130     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543), by the Belgian anatomy master Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), represents one of the most advanced surgical revolutions in history. The creation of an anatomy book that carefully and systematically introduced the structure of the human body in a way that was truthful to the findings of human dissection had never been accomplished before. No one challenged Galen's teachings as Vesalius did. De Humani Corporis Fabrica offered to the surgeon's world new knowledge and a systematic approach to human anatomy. The novel concepts and perspectives introduced by Vesalius constituted a real surgical revolution worthy of study in the annals of surgery.
Authors:
Luis H Toledo-Pereyra
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1521-0553     ISO Abbreviation:  J Invest Surg     Publication Date:    2008 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-22     Completed Date:  2009-03-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8809255     Medline TA:  J Invest Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  232-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anatomy / history*
Belgium
Dissection / history
General Surgery / history*
History, 16th Century
History, Ancient
Humans
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Andreas Vesalius

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