This training film shot at the Surgical Division of the Wilhelminen Spital in Vienna, shows two thoracoplasties. Shots include close-ups of the instrument table containing Shoemaker rib cutters, Sauerbruch cutters, and Luer-forceps which were modified by Sauerbruch; anesthesia equipment and use; and the surgery. Surgery includes: draping and marking, incision, resection of paravertebral origins of ribs, smoothing of stumps, drain insertion, and closure.
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Copyright Holder:
Lechner-Medizinfilm; Source: Item; Research date: 09/08/2011
Extent:
014 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Silent
Credits:
P. Walzel.
Provenance:
Received: Jan. 20, 1955; donation; from the Museum of Modern Art.
