Operative photograph

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.140
  • Dates of Creation
    • Jul 1949
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 25.4 cms Width: 20.4 cms 1 object PhotographPhotograph Good

Scope and Content

Black and white photograph of a flap turned back at operation, dura opened, and retractor in place mounted on a card produced by the Manchester Royal Infirmary's Department of Medical Photography which gives the patient's name, department, and photographic index number. VFA.7.135 is a drawing of the exact same image and serves as a useful comparison between artistic and photographic representations in medical illustrations.

See also VFA.7.136, VFA.7.137, and VFA.7.138 for additional drawings and VFA.7.139 for another operative photograph relating to the same patient.

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