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This document summarizes the history of the orthopedic screw. It describes how the screw was invented by Archimedes in ancient Greece to lift water, but was not used as a fastener until the 15th century when it was used to fasten matchlocks to gun stocks. Standardized screw production increased in the 19th century. The first internal fixation procedures using screws were performed in 1850. Further innovations to screw design for orthopedic use occurred throughout the 20th century by surgeons like Danis and

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Hải Ngọc Đinh Vũ

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EN