Ancient Milestones in Prosthetics
Milestones in the History of Prosthetics
Beginning 4000 BC: The Egyptians were early pioneers of prosthetic technology, with limbs made of fiber.
3500 BC: The first written document was discovered about prosthetics. It consisted of a poem written by Rig-Veda about a queen who lost her leg in battle and had an iron prosthesis made to replace her limb.
500 B.C.: The ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote about a prisoner who had escaped his cell by cutting off his foot and replacing it with a wooden one.
200 B.C.: Archeologists discover a bronze peg which served as a prosthetic leg.
History of Prosthetics in the Dark Ages and Beyond
450 - 1000 A.D.: Leather peg legs and crutches made of wood, leather, and/or metal are created.
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