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La pandemia que atacó a los chicos: el Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez en la lucha contra la poliomielitis en México (1943-1950) / The pandemic that struck the boys: the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez in the fight against poliomyelitis in Mexico (1943-1950)
Gómez-De-Lara, José L..
  • Gómez-De-Lara, José L.; Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Facultad de Medicina. Puebla. MX
Bol. méd. Hosp. Infant. Méx ; 78(4): 326-330, Jul.-Aug. 2021. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1345419
RESUMEN
Resumen Se describe cómo se articuló la lucha contra la poliomielitis y las secuelas que dejaba la enfermedad en el Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. Se narra cómo dicha lucha exigió que algunos ortopedistas, como Alfonso Tohen Zamudio, Alejandro Velasco Zimbrón, Juan Farill y Luis Sierra Rojas, aplicaran técnicas quirúrgicas ideadas por ellos y se diera la invención de aparatos ortopédicos que ocuparon un lugar fundamental en la estrategia terapéutica de la poliomielitis al preservar la marcha segura, prevenir o disminuir deformidades y reducir la fatiga. El hospital no tardó en convertirse en el centro de concentración obligado y único para los niños enfermos de poliomielitis procedentes de todo el país, al crear una sala para atender los casos agudos.
ABSTRACT
Abstract This article studies how the fight against poliomyelitis and the sequelae left by the disease was articulated in the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez and shows how this fight required some orthopedists, such as Alfonso Tohen Zamudio, Alejandro Velasco Zimbrón, Juan Farill, and Luis Sierra Rojas, to apply surgical techniques devised by them, as well as the invention of orthopedic devices that occupied a fundamental place in the therapeutic strategy of poliomyelitis by preserving a safe gait, avoiding falls, preventing or reducing deformities, and reducing fatigue. The hospital soon became the obligatory and only concentration center for children with polio from all over the country by creating a ward to attend to acute cases.


Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Spanish Journal: Bol. méd. Hosp. Infant. Méx Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla/MX

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Spanish Journal: Bol. méd. Hosp. Infant. Méx Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla/MX