War injuries from the Napoleonic battles in Moravia

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
War injuries from the Napoleonic battles in Moravia
Original language description
The study is based on anthropological and paleopathological analysis of skeletons or their parts found in mass graves in the proximity of two important battlefields of the Napoleonic wars in Moravia. Both battles took place in the early 19th century, near the towns of Austerlitz (2.12.1805) and Znojmo (10.?11.7.1809). The grave pit contained the remains of at least 22 individuals in Austerlitz and of at least 57 in Znojmo six mass graves. The remains of an amputated upper limb of Colonel Karel Edler vonKopal (1788?1848) have been studied too. Some of examined skeletal remains bore signs of fatal trauma, some injuries bore signs of healing, and in some cases of medical intervention. The most obvious battle injuries were gunshot wounds present on bonesas comminuted fractures. The most frequent complication of war injuries was infection (pyogenic osteomyelitis), which is typical for open fractures. The skeletal remains of soldiers from Austerlitz provide three examples of battlefield am
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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