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_bKEL/S
100 1 _aKelly, Evelyn B.
245 1 4 _aThe skeletal system/
_cEvelyn Kelly.
260 _aWestport, CT :
_bGreenwood Press,
_c2004.
300 _axviii, 231 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
440 _aHuman body systems (Westport, Conn.);
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aFunctions of the skeletal system -- Bones of the central skeleton: the axial system -- Bones of the limbs: the appendicular system -- Joints, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage -- Bone growth and renewal -- The embryology of the skeletal system -- The ancient world: bones and the beginnings of orthopedics -- The rise of Christianity through the Dark Ages: bones, religion, and superstition -- The Renaissance: the skeletal system as anatomy text -- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the rise of orthopedics -- The nineteenth century: orthopedics as a speciality -- The twentieth century: bones, research, and advancing technology -- The twenty-first century and beyond: a new world of bones -- The injury-plagued skeleton -- Diseases and disorders of the joints -- Feet, hands, and backs -- Diseases and disorders of bones -- Genetic and congenital disorders.
650 0 _aHuman skeleton.
650 0 _aHuman mechanics.
650 0 _aOrthopedics -- history.
650 0 _aBone Development. Joints.
650 0 _aBone and Bones.
942 _cBOOKS