Friday, September 18, 2009

Surgical Videos from the 1930s

Filed under: the good old days...

Wired is showcasing a set of 1930s surgical silent films from the British Medical Association & Wellcome Trust. On display is the demonstration of how to excise a gigantic ovarian tumor, remove a tuberculoma from the brain, perform a caesarean, reduce a fracture collarbone, remove tonsils, and repair an inguinal hernia. Watch the videos for a look at how surgery was done back when they played Ella Fitzgerald on the gramophone in the OR.

Removing a 25 pound ovarian tumor, circa 1933:

Link @ Wired: Videos of 1930s Surgeries on the Brain, Belly and Tonsils...

More: Wellcome YouTube Channel...

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