Thoracoplasty: a training film shot on the Surgical Division of the "Wilhelminen Spital", Vienna Thoracoplasty: a training film shot on the Surgical Division of the "Wilhelminen Spital", Vienna

Contributor(s): Walzel, Peter. Lechner-Medizinfilm (Vienna, Austria) Publication: Austria : Lechner-Medizinfilm, [1927] Language(s): English Format: Moving image Subject(s): Thoracoplasty -- methods Genre(s): Instructional Film and Video Abstract: 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. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing. Copyright Information: Lechner-Medizinfilm; Source: Item; Research date: 09/08/2011 Extent: 015 min. Color: Black and white Credits: P. Walzel. Provenance: Received: Jan. 20, 1955; donation; from the Museum of Modern Art. Technique: Live action NLM Unique ID: 8601270A (See catalog record) OCLC no.: 31664796 Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8601270A