Letter from John Deverel [to the Royal Society]
Reference number: EL/D2/1
Date: 01 January 1720
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Observations of Richard Burt's knee, who had been thrown from his horse
John Deverel was a surgeon at Bristol and stated that this case was commonly mistaken for a fracture of the patella
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 31, no 365, p 44
Read to the Royal Society on 28 April 1720
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- EL/D2/1
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- 01 January 1720
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- 7 pages
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John Deverel, Letter from John Deverel [to the Royal Society], 01 January 1720, EL/D2/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_1/letter-from-john-deverel-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 November 2025
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I. Part of a letter from Mr. Deverel surgeon at Bristol; concerning a case in Chirurgery, which is commonly mistaken for a fracture of the patella External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1721
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1720.0013
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