'Ambe of Hippocrates': contraption for repairing dislocated shoulders mb-code 00324030 View through the gateway of

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'Ambe of Hippocrates': contraption for repairing dislocated shoulders mb-code 00324030 View through the gateway ofIllustration of the 'Ambe of Hippocrates', described a most 'ancient and famous' contraption. It was designed for correcting luxated (dislocated) shoulders arms. This is a 'new Ambe' modified and improved by Le Cat and presented to the Royal Society. The lever at C has the injured arm rest upon it, whilst the vertical piece of wood rests alongside the patient's body the two pieces joining and forming a hinge in the patient's armpit. The patient is