scientists noticed something unusual inside her right knee joint.

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In 2015, during a routine examination of an Egyptian mummy of a woman in her fifties from the New Kingdom period (around 3,500 years ago), scientists noticed something unusual inside her right knee joint.

 They discovered, following advanced CT scans, a strange metallic object that was about 23 centimeters long, precisely inserted into the joint, and held in place by an organic substance that looked like glue that had bonded with the bone and the tissue around it. This suggested it was not an injury or post-mortem damage, but a deliberate surgical intervention.

 What stood out most was the design, which appeared to stabilize the bones and distribute body weight in a way strikingly similar to modern orthopedic techniques.

 As a result, the researchers requested a thorough evaluation from Dr. Head of orthopedic surgery at Brigham Young University in the United States. Jackson was surprised when he looked at the results and noted that the precision of the metal fixation and the surrounding structure was comparable to that of some cutting-edge modern surgical procedures. He even described the materials as “intelligent,” capable of handling joint pressure and maintaining long-term stability.

 Interestingly, this technique — known today as internal fixation with metal screws — did not appear in Western medicine until 1741, introduced by French physician Nicolas AndrĂ©, more than three thousand years after its supposed use in ancient Egypt.

 In a press statement, Jackson said:

 “It seems Egyptology still holds many secrets.  We could have saved centuries of orthopedic development research if we had discovered this a century ago. This discovery significantly changed how we understand ancient Egyptian medicine, suggesting a level of scientific and technological advancement far beyond what was previously imagined.


  Writer: Binod Kumar Simkhada 
binodkumarsimkhada315@gmail.com

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