General
General
Object Auto ID
87213
Alternate Codes
Equipment and Tools
Common Name
Thomas' orthopaedic wrench for adults c. 1935
Classified Name
MEDICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL T&E
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

This Thomas wrench was used to correct clubfeet and fractures. Now considered a particularly harsh method of treatment, the foot would be rolled between the two shorter cylinders to forcibly correct it. Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891) was a Welsh orthopaedic surgeon who is considered to be the father of orthopaedic surgery in Britain. Material: Nickel-plated, rubber. Colour: Silver, red, c. 1935.

Provenance

Cape Medical Museum

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History
Object Age Comment
c. 1935
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