The road traffic accident of Emmanuel Roides: A case report of cranio-
maxillofacial trauma in Athens towards the end of the 19th century
Anastassios I. MYLONAS(1,2) , Eleftheria-Fotini POULAKOU-REBELAKOU(3) , Georgios ANDROUTSOS(4) , Evangelia Ch. PAPADOPOULOU(5)
1)Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, “METROPOLITAN” Hospital, 2)Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 3)“PD Marinopoulos” Pharmacy
Hellenic Archives of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (2013) 2, 63-74
SUMMARY: Introduction: The author of the famous novel “Pope Joan” Emmanuel Roides was a victim of a road traffic accident in Athens towards the end of the 19th century, resulting in a maxillary fracture. Material and method: The critical study “The tragic notebook of Emmanuel Roides”, written by K. G. Kassinis, was studied in detail, to find out how the road traffic accident was happened, the consequences of Emmanuel Roides’s injury, as well as its management. Results: On July 27, 1885 Emmanuel Roides was hit by two carriages in such a way that passing the wheel of one carriage above his head caused a maxillary fracture. Doctors engaged in the surgical management and his overall care were general surgeons as well as a dentist. Conclusions: Emmanuel Roides’s case enriches our knowledge about management of maxillofacial injuries in Athens towards the end of the 19th century, bringing forward the timeless problem of road traffic accidents and road safety, as basic etiological factors of viscerocranium fractures.
KEY WORDS: Emmanuel Roides, road traffic accident, maxillary fracture, cranio-maxillofacial trauma
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