A surgical operation: total knee replacement. Drawing by Virginia Powell, 1996.

  • Powell, Virginia.
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28 November 1996
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40689i
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A surgical operation: total knee replacement. Drawing by Virginia Powell, 1996. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Observed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London. The main surgeon stands on the far side, wielding a mallet to chip away the knee. The figure in green on the near side was a visiting American surgeon; he has a spot of the patient's blood on his shoe. Right a male nurse, left the anaesthetist. On the far wall, drawings of the hip joint, stuck there to explain the operation to students

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[London], 28 November 1996.

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1 drawing : pen and ink and coloured crayons ; sheet 29.5 x 21 cm

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Total knee replacement 28/11/96

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Wellcome Collection 40689i

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