To my understanding, nowadays, the standard way to fix a broken bone is to attach all the pieces together with a metal plate and some screws.

But how did they come with that idea ? Did people thought that the first surgeon doing so was crazy when they went to the hardware store to buy a drill ? Or was it immediately accepted by the community ?

  • @ZigguratOPEnglish
    3•1 month ago

    Thanks a lot, that’s a pretty extensive answer, and considering that tell that you do it from memory, it seems that you’re a real human :). May-be I’ll have a look at the internal fixation rabbithole, but it’s just curiosity knowing someone who just got that kind of surgery than a homework/project.