The First Production of Artificial Limbs in The Ottoman State
Abstract
Method: A catalog review was made on the website of Ottoman Archives of the Prime Minister’s Office between January 2019 and July 2019. In the catalog review, the keywords “suni aza (artificial limbs)”, “suni el (artificial hand)”, “suni kol (artificial arm)”, “suni ayak (artificial foot)”, “suni bacak (artificial leg)” were used and all determined 39 documents, that will enable us to illuminate the process of first-time production of modern artificial limbs in the Ottoman State were included in the study. The documents written in Ottoman Turkish were read by the author and evaluated scientifically.
Results: In some previous studies, it was reported that the local production of artificial limbs in Ottoman State started, since the renovation of Sadettin Pasha’s prosthesis was too expensive. However, this study revealed, that the person needed a new prosthesis was Rauf Pasha, not Sadettin Pasha and that the State spared no expense to start the first artificial limbs practices.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the production of the first modern artificial limbs began during the reign of Abdülhamid II and continued after him.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Elif Gültekin
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0000-0002-3241-2347
Türkiye
Publication Date
January 26, 2021
Submission Date
October 9, 2020
Acceptance Date
January 7, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 1
Cited By
Sultan II. Abdülhamid’in Yönetim Anlayışı ve Osmanlı Bürokratik Yapısındaki Yeri
Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
https://doi.org/10.18070/erciyesiibd.935381
