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…
