SCAMNUM HIPPOCRATICUM
\skˈamnəm hˈɪpəkɹˌatɪkəm], \skˈamnəm hˈɪpəkɹˌatɪkəm], \s_k_ˈa_m_n_ə_m h_ˈɪ_p_ə_k_ɹ_ˌa_t_ɪ_k_ə_m]\
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A machine invented by Hippocrates for reducing fractures. It was a sort of bed, six feet long, on which the patient was fixed. Straps were attached above and below the fracture or luxation, and extension and counter-extension were effected by a winch. It is described in Galen, Oribasius, Scultetus, &c. See Bathron.
By Robley Dunglison
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