Collection

Single truss

Made:
1801-1900

Single truss, circular, for inguinal hernia, paediatric, possibly English, 19th century

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A637217
Materials:
frame, steel (spring) and covering, leather, green and white
type:
truss

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