The discovery of the medieval framework has explained Swedish healthcare for the disabled during the Middle Ages.
A man’s frame with severe foot defects was found near a church in Lund, Sweden. The man, who died in the mid-thirties, suffered a major injury to his left femur and was funny.
A new research published in Open an archeology Discussing how the man, known as “individual 2399”, maintained his social status even after his injury. This will be something that is during the medieval Sweden, given how the disabled are underestimated, regardless of how the defect is maintained.
The study also illuminated light on the healthcare of the man after he was injured and in the week, month, or more after the injury. Instead of just being left for the pain, the man was treated more than once for an infection that was directly related to the injury that caused him to be permanently disabled.
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How the man becomes a permanent disability
Although it is clear that The man was injured in the early twentiesHow the injury occurred open to speculation.
According to the study, the man’s injury was in line with a car accident or horseback riding today. However, it is much more likely that the man suffered a kick from a horse or even had heavy objects falling on the knee while working in construction.
When the knees and femur are cured, new bone growth around the femur is formed. This indicates that swelling causes new bone growth where trauma occurs.
The knee suffers from the formation of scar tissue, which will make it very uncomfortable to walk for any unused distance.
According to the study, such injuries will allow for “blood circulation to the joint space,” which will also encourage new bone growth, while increasing the discomfort of humanity.
There is also a sign that the lumbar spine undergoes some “crawling.” This shows the use of some support to get around. Scientists believe the man may use a stick for mobile when his injury is healing enough to be a bed.
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Men with a defect succeeded in maintaining a community position even after injury
In Middle Ages Sweden, there is a lot of beliefs about why one has a disability. For most disabled, this labels them as exile from society. But in the case of a man found with a fracture of the femur, its permanent defect does not prevent it from maintaining its high position.
The Swedish believed for centuries ago that those with disability had done something to bother God. Their punishment is to walk on earth with their disability. As a result, many are underestimated and avoided.
In addition, punishment for crime in medieval Sweden means losing its limbs. This has been to record someone as a criminal, regardless of whether they are truly guilty of the crime they are charged with.
Somehow, a man with a bone fracture affecting his knee joints never loses his position with society. According to the study, this is seen by the fact that his wounds receive immediate and long -term care. In particular, scientists can determine that the man has bone marrow infections that require wounds to open regularly to dry. Ointment “lavender oil, opium, and alcohol” will be given as a treatment.
The man was also buried in a prestigious location. The framework is buried under the base stone at the bottom of the church tower. In Sweden, scientists have shown that closer to a church, higher and richer social status.
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By determining the framework is a disabled man, scientists can learn more about life such as Sweden in the Middle Ages. Although there are many negative in the country surrounding those with disabilities, at least one man can overcome the stigma and have been around the years after his injury, not being removed.