Naslov
The pictogram of the pes planus from the first century AD

Autori
Wokaunn, Mario ; Fatović-Ferenčić, Stella ; Mikolaučić, Michele

Izvornik
International orthopaedics (0341-2695) 37 (2013), 9; 1871-1873

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
flat foot; pictogram; history of medicine; Ephesus

Sažetak
The paper presents a pictogram engraved into the Marble Road of the ancient town of Ephesus, with a special emphasis on one part of it which represents a flat foot. Although the flat foot is a widespread and common disturbance in all time periods, we were motivated with a lack of its representations within iconographical, historical or other sources. Aiming to confirm the diagnosis objectively we applied the modern diagnostic methodology (Arch Index Al). The result was 0, 33 which is a mathematical proof that the Ephesus foot is definitely a flat one. To our best knowledge this picture from the 1st century AD is among the oldest representations of a flat foot in history.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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