Crutch art painting in the middle age as orthopaedic heritage (Part I: the lepers, the poliomyelitis, the cripples)

Hernigou, Philippe

doi:10.1007/s00264-013-2266-x

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“…The shape of the typical medieval crutch was usually one stick with a transverse axillary part, not exactly equivalent to its modern counterparts [11]. The realistic detail of the device held by Bernardino allows recognizing a cow-horn crutch.…”

Section: The Friar and The Crutchmentioning

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The Friar with the Crutch: A Pictorial Hint of the Stroke Suffered by Bernardino da Fossa (1420–1503)

Ventura

2022

Eur Neurol

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Background: Works of art may serve as a source of evidence of diseases and help to better understand their natural history. Summary: Bernardino da Fossa was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar who wrote sermons and historical works. He described the events of the Observance Reformation movement since its dawn, but the last chapter is unexplainably interrupted. This has been considered suggestive for an acute and disabling illness. A painting dating back 12 years after his death depicts Bernardino holding a crutch with his left arm. This may represent an important clue to establish a gait disturbance, whereas the permanent interruption in drafting his writing may be ascribed to a serious writing impairment. Key Messages: The historical detail of the writing suspension and the crutch in this painting represent important hints of the stroke suffered by Bernardino da Fossa.

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Section: The Friar and The Crutchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Friar with the Crutch: A Pictorial Hint of the Stroke Suffered by Bernardino da Fossa (1420–1503)

Ventura

2022

Eur Neurol

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“…Phillippe Hernigou previously reported on the possible diagnosis of poliomyelitis cases through medieval paintings. 13…”

Section: Poliomyelitismentioning

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“…Phillippe Hernigou previously reported on the possible diagnosis of poliomyelitis cases through medieval paintings. 13 Sad Inheritance (1899) is the most famous and remarkable painting by the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863 to 1923) (Fig. 3).…”

Section: Poliomyelitismentioning

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Paediatric orthopaedics through paintings

Çamurcu

Sofu

Üçpunar

et al. 2018

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

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PurposeSome famous artistic representations created throughout the centuries can reveal a hidden or mysterious diagnosis of some diseases and these paintings have always drawn the attention of physicians interested in art. Artistic illustration of a child with a malformation or disability can reflect the characteristic appearance of a disease and its historic perspective. Some articles have revealed the definite diagnosis of a child with achondroplasia through portraits of dwarfs and some studies have discussed the secret diagnosis of a crippled child with Pes Equinovarus or poliomyelitis. In this study, we aim to introduce some paintings that reveal musculoskeletal diseases related to paediatric orthopaedics.MethodsPaintings painted since the Renaissance were reviewed and collected via web searches. Artistic paintings depicting children with suspected paediatric orthopaedic diseases were analyzed in this study.ResultsPaintings in which artists have depicted children with achondroplasia, poliomyelitis and clubfoot were found.ConclusionThe investigation of a drawing depicting a disabled child may encourage an orthopaedic surgeon to introduce an analytical approach using visual cues. These paintings may also enhance the observational skills of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, give information about the historical process of a disease and demonstrate the impact of the disease at the time the painting was painted.

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“…The software technologies used in the article are documented in a repository on github and are open-source so that the developer community has access and can propose improvements to the codes, as well as make free use for other research and projects. 6 According to Hernigou (2014), the first crutches date back five thousand years, being initially made of simpler materials, such as tree branches, which gradually became more sophisticated. With the change of materials, they maintained their profile of one bar or two bars in parallel.…”

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Initial strategy of an assistive technology for rehabilitation and monitoring of elderly patients

Abreu

Castro

Rosa

et al. 2023

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This article presents an initial assistive technology strategy for the rehabilitation and monitoring of elderly patients, focused on lower limb muscle recovery, from a condition of low gait stability to recovery without the use of crutches. The project is in progress, and its first module, the recovery one, measures the flexion and extension of the lower limbs in degrees and sends the data to a database for analysis by the physiotherapist. The second module consists of the design of support for a telephone integrated to the crutch, to facilitate the integration with existing applications, also containing an embedded system for integration with the first module. When the patient is already on crutches, the cell phone and an embedded system coupled to the patient are used, which send signals in case the patient falls. The results are still partial and from isolated parts of the project, so that, after the completion of the modules, it will be possible to integrate and quantitatively analyze the results. The voltage source showed a current output that was maintained despite the load and without a voltage drop. The movement monitoring system through the camera recognized the knee flexion movement. The initial architecture of the system managed to include a system involving computer graphics, and screens that concern the human-computer interface. The crutch and the telephone support underwent usability tests that proved basic mechanical resistance to not present elementary difficulties in sustaining a person and a cellular device.

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Crutch art painting in the middle age as orthopaedic heritage (Part I: the lepers, the poliomyelitis, the cripples)

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

The Friar with the Crutch: A Pictorial Hint of the Stroke Suffered by Bernardino da Fossa (1420–1503)

The Friar with the Crutch: A Pictorial Hint of the Stroke Suffered by Bernardino da Fossa (1420–1503)

Paediatric orthopaedics through paintings

Initial strategy of an assistive technology for rehabilitation and monitoring of elderly patients

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