Penetrating injuries

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.371
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d. [? 1950s]
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 29.7 cms Width: 17.7 cms 1 object Drawing, inkCard Good

Scope and Content

Nine numbered ink outline drawings of various injuries to the Gasserian ganglion. Annotations on the back read "Fig.6 Jefferson Schorstein Trigeminal Injuries" and "BJS Jefferson 006 Reduce 2:1".

This image features as figure 699 in the publication G. Jefferson & J. Schorstein, 'Injuries of the trigeminal nerve, its ganglion and its division', British Journal of Surgery, 1955, in which it is described as follows: "Diagram of estimated extent of ganglion injury in missile injuries. Motor branch black if injured. Hatching denotes degree of anaesthesia".