What is it about?
This article researches a possible relationship between peripheral nerve injury and gladiators' sign of mercy, based on a canvas oil painting and a bronze sculpture.
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Why is it important?
We may find answers to our questions by investigating the magnificent works of great artists.
Perspectives
Art and surgery are often compared to each other. I believe that works of art inspires many people, especially surgeons.
Professor Tayfun Hakan
University of Health Sciences, İstanbul
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This page is a summary of: Median nerve injury from the eye of an artist: gladiators, Turkish Neurosurgery, January 2019, Turkish Neurological Society,
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.25447-18.1.
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