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Old Orleans on Broad Street is gone. But coming soon is Georgie Porgies Buffet World.
There is also a Premier Inn hotel here.
Georgie Porgies is at 80 Broad Street.
It was the Islington Glassworks of 1815. Three-bay, three-storey centrepiece built as the owner's house. Stone strings between the floors, Doric porch. The windows were heavy architraves and lintels are probably of 1863 by J J Bateman, who added the wings then, when it became the Lying-In Hospital. Railings with Gothic piers by Martin & Chamberlain, 1869.
From: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Hunter
There is a possibility that this is the following (from Heritage Gateway), so it is probably a Grade II listed building.
Built 1814 as Islington House for Rice Harris. Red brick and stucco; slate roof. Symmetrical building of 9 bays, the centre 3 of 2 1/2 storeys, the outer ones of 2 storeys and set back somewhat. The centre with central Tuscan porch with entablature with triglyph frieze and 2 sash windows each flanked by pilasters carrying a segmental arch. Broad band at first floor level. First floor with sash windows with cornices. Broad band at second floor level. Second floor with square casement windows within plain flat surrounds. Cornice and blocking course. The outer bays have, on the ground floor, windows with cornices and, on the first floor, windows with plain flat surrounds. All the windows of the outer bays altered to casements. The forecourt wall end railing built 'at the sole cost of 2 friends' apparently circa 1860.
New link here MAIN BLOCK TO THE ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL - Heritage Gateway
Banners for Georgie Porgies.
26/08/2022. Epsom, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a surgical hub at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
26/08/2022. Epsom, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a surgical hub at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital is surrounded by Harlow Wood Plantations. It specialises in mending bones.It was built in 1929 and opened by the Duke and Duchess of York,later to become King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth. There are 195 beds and 6,000 patients attend each year.There are 7 wards and two are for children.The hospital also has a school for child patients. In 1961 the hospital built a chapel which was opened by the Duke and Duchess of Portland who also opened the ground surrounding the hospital. There are approximately 439 staff working at the hospital.
Text borrowed from the BBC Domesday project, which chronicled England in 1986, 900 years after the orginal.
www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-452000-357000/pa...
The postcard itself is a view probably taken just after the Second War.
Headington, Oxford
Candidate for Oktoberfest 2011
A100 | Tamron SP 90mm f/2.5
filmnoir filter in VirtualPhotographer
I came back to Northfield, as I found out that there was a blue plaque on the building.
I knew that I couldn't take it right next to the building, so I tried from the crossing, but there was bushes in the way.
I then tried to get the plaque from the other side of the road. Had to go to digital zoom in one one (hard to get it in the centre).
It is at a site called The Woodlands. George Cadbury gave the house and land to the hospital in 1907.
From the above link:
In 1907, Mr. George Cadbury gave a house and land known as The Woodlands in Northfield to the Crippled Children’s Union. In 1925, the Royal Orthopaedic and Spinal Hospital and the Birmingham Cripples Union amalgamated and King George V approved the title “The Royal Cripples Hospital, Birmingham” being bestowed upon the Hospital. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Hospital was able to invest in outpatient facilities at Broad Street, inpatient facilities at the Woodlands and other convalescent facilities.
Signs at the road entrance for The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.
Got these in between two rain showers - the second one was heavier (by the time I left Selly Oak).
If you need an orthopaedic level of support from your bed, but want it to be comfortable and luxurious too, then our Washington divan set is made for you. Featuring 2000 extra firm pocket springs and cushioned by generous layers of soft wool and cotton, the mattress on our Washington divan is finished with a luxurious Belgian damask cover for extra style and comfort. Our Washington mattress is hand tufted with wool, keeping the fillings securely in place for durability. With 8 flag stitched handles, the Washington mattress is easy to turn and rotate too, and eight vents improve air circulation to keep the mattress cool and fresh.
Near Leeds, Robert Arthington funded this hospital, opened in 1905. It seems to be for children with orthopaedic problems, all too often TB at that time. It's now part of the Cookridge Hospital
www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/asylums-hospitals/78137-ida-...
Julie does not like drawing attention to the fact that she has a disability, However it is international Ataxia Awareness Day onthe 25th september, and as she suffers from Friedreichs Ataxia she has allowed me to post these pictures of her feet. Recently she underwent a Bilateral triple Arthrodesis at RJ and AH orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen Shropshire, Mr Andrew Roberts was the surgeon who carried out the operations, and Julie is very pleased with the results of the operations !!! The curvature of the ankles is often a side effect of the Friedreichs Ataxia.
More information on Ataxia awareness Day can be found here
The excerpt below is taken from the Ataxia.org.uk site which provides information on Ataxias for sufferers, carers and other interested parties
What is Ataxia?'Ataxia' means ‘absence of order’. People with ataxia have problems of co-ordination. This is because parts of the nervous system that normally control co-ordination and balance are affected. Ataxia is the principal symptom of a group of neurological disorders called the cerebellar ataxias. Most are progressive.
Ataxia may also be a symptom of other conditions such as multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy.
Ataxia UK will provide help to all people affected by ataxia, but focuses on the cerebellar ataxias. There are other organisations providing support where ataxia is a part of multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy or other conditions.
There are many different types of cerebellar ataxia. Some are inherited. The most common is Friedreich’s ataxia.
For more detailed information on the cerebellar ataxias in general, the inherited ataxias or Friedreich’s ataxia go to publications.
26/08/2022. Epsom, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a surgical hub at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
Feature on the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore. Self Portrait before heading to the operating theatre to document the surgeons at work. February 13, 2011. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
www.medilaw.tv - Shows a lateral view of a normal L4-5 facet joint and its medial branch nerve innervation, during lateral flexion. Also shows the path of the two medial branch nerves innervating the facet joint capsule. Then the capsule is irritated, and the pain impulses are shown traveling up the medial branch nerves.
FACET JOINTS
The facet joints in the spine have articular cartilage covering the bone ends.
They are surrounded by a fibrous capsule with an inner synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid to lubricate and nourish the joint.
The capsule has nerve endings that are used for movement awareness, pain sensation and controlling protective muscle reflexes.
FACET JOINT SYNDROME
Facet joint syndrome refers to a range of symptoms caused by acute inflammation (trauma, infection) or chronic degeneration (osteoarthritis) of a facet joint. Acute injury can include capsule bruising, pinching, tearing, or swelling. Chronic degeneration can involve cartilage degeneration, peripheral bone hypertrophy and joint subluxation. Any of these can temporarily irritate the capsule's nerve endings, leading to pain.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms may include pain with extension or rotation, locking of the joint or referred pain from the lower back to the buttocks or backs of the thighs.
SIGNS
Signs may include tenderness over the facet joint or the adjacent paraspinal muscles.
There are no neurological abnormalities such as radiating pain, paresthesiae (pins and needles), numbness or muscle weakness with facet joint syndrome.
CAUSES
A common cause of facet joint syndrome is weak stability muscles, that aren't able to prevent abnormal movements which in turn irritate the facet joint. Also, sudden movements, overstretching, prolonged poor posture or repetitive movements can lead to acute inflammation and pain and stiffness. Previous injuries to the facet joint, or adjacent facet joints or intervertebral discs, and excess wear and tear can lead to facet joint degeneration, which can also lead to pain and stiffness.
Sometimes the initial injury occurs days earlier. The back tries to compensate by having adjacent joints move more than usual. However this can lead to additional inflammation and pain.
TREATMENT
Conservative or non-surgical treatments for facet joint syndrome include
early aggressive use of medication to reduce pain, inflammation, muscle spasm and sleep disturbance
activity modification
correct posture
low impact and flexibility, strength and endurance exercises
hydrotherapy
physical therapy modalities such as heat, ice, massage, ultrasound, laser, short-wave diathermy
manipulation or mobilization
joint injections with steroids and or local anesthetic
medial branch blocks or neurolysis. orthopaedic animations
Philipshill Hospital built in 1929, was originally called The Victoria Auxiliary Infirmary and at that time had two wards. Until 1948 it was a voluntary hospital and later another five wards were added. In 1948 it became a NHS Orthopaedic Hospital, which later included a spinal injuries unit. Phillipshill was an annexe to the Victoria infirmary Glasgow. The hospital closed in 1992 and was demolished.
26/08/2022. Epsom, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a surgical hub at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
2022-10-17: (L-R) Mary Beth Leonard, United States Ambassador to Nigeria; Enoh Ebong, Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency; Felix Ogedegbe, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cedarcrest Hospitals Abuja; Dr. Evelyn Ogedegbe, Consultant Physician and Dermatologist, Cedarcrest Abuja during the Grant signing event between USTDA and Mobihealth Ltd.
2022-10-17: Mary Beth Leonard, United States Ambassador to Nigeria; Felix Ogedegbe, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cedarcrest Hospitals Abuja; Dr Evelyn Ogedegbe, Consultant Physician and Dermatologist, Cedarcrest Abuja and the official signing the documents during the Grant signing event between USTDA and Mobihealth Ltd.
2 April 2016. Juba: Moses Lodou, from Magwi county, South Sudan, recovers with his new prosthesis at the Physical Rehabilitation Reference Centre (PRRC), in Juba South Sudan. Moses Lodou, father of four children, was injured by a landmine near his hometown during the war between Sudan and South Sudan in 1996 and his left leg was amputated. Since then, this is his fourth prosthesis.
The PRRC, together with two other centres in Wau and Rumbek, is run by the Government of South Sudan and supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). These are the only places in the country that attend victims of amputations and provide prosthesis to them.
The more than two decades of armed conflict between North and South Sudan which ended in 2005 left a deadly legacy, not least the menace posed by the explosive remnants of war, especially mines. The civil war that started in December 2013 have increased the number of victims of amputations.
4th April is observed as the International Day of Mine Awareness.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - AFP - www.albertgonzalez.net
Best Orthopaedic Surgery & Treatment for Total Knee Replacement and total Hip Replacement Surgery by Specialist in Replacement Surgeries - www.kneeortho.org
A research fellow works in the NIAMS Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch. The lab focuses on understanding specific orthopaedic pathologies to better facilitate translation of lab results to clinical settings. The researchers are using cellular, molecular, and genetic approaches to analyze cartilage development, growth, diseases and aging, and are applying the emerging technology of mesenchymal stem cell-based tissue engineering for functional cartilage replacement.
Photographer: Bill Branson, NIH Medical Arts
This image is historical in nature. It may depict or reference labs or staff that are no longer active at NIAMS, or equipment that is no longer in use or obsolete.
Philipshill Hospital built in 1929, was originally called The Victoria Auxiliary Infirmary and at that time had two wards. Until 1948 it was a voluntary hospital and later another five wards were added. In 1948 it became a NHS Orthopaedic Hospital, which later included a spinal injuries unit. Phillipshill was an annexe to the Victoria infirmary Glasgow. The hospital closed in 1992 and was demolished.
My elderly professor client has diabetes, so the orthopaedic leather is perfect for him to prevent sores on his feet. It is like cream to the touch. Again another client with odd size feet, the left is a size 8.5 and the right a size 8.5. Odd size feet is most probably why many people find it hard to get shoes to fit. My client professor client also ordered 4 extra laces in different colours...Thank you.
I wasn't sure the week before if this was still going to be a Georgie Porgies. But now it seems like it is happening!
It was the Islington Glassworks of 1815. Three-bay, three-storey centrepiece built as the owner's house. Stone strings between the floors, Doric porch. The windows were heavy architraves and lintels are probably of 1863 by J J Bateman, who added the wings then, when it became the Lying-In Hospital. Railings with Gothic piers by Martin & Chamberlain, 1869.
From: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Hunter
Grade II listed building.
Main Block to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
Built 1814 as Islington House for Rice Harris. Red brick and stucco; slate roof. Symmetrical building of 9 bays, the centre 3 of 2 1/2 storeys, the outer ones of 2 storeys and set back somewhat. The centre with central Tuscan porch with entablature with triglyph frieze and 2 sash windows each flanked by pilasters carrying a segmental arch. Broad band at first floor level. First floor with sash windows with cornices. Broad band at second floor level. Second floor with square casement windows within plain flat surrounds. Cornice and blocking course. The outer bays have, on the ground floor, windows with cornices and, on the first floor, windows with plain flat surrounds. All the windows of the outer bays altered to casements. The forecourt wall end railing built 'at the sole cost of 2 friends' apparently circa 1860.
I came back to Northfield, as I found out that there was a blue plaque on the building.
I knew that I couldn't take it right next to the building, so I tried from the crossing, but there was bushes in the way.
I then tried to get the plaque from the other side of the road. Had to go to digital zoom in one one (hard to get it in the centre).
It is at a site called The Woodlands. George Cadbury gave the house and land to the hospital in 1907.
From the above link:
In 1907, Mr. George Cadbury gave a house and land known as The Woodlands in Northfield to the Crippled Children’s Union. In 1925, the Royal Orthopaedic and Spinal Hospital and the Birmingham Cripples Union amalgamated and King George V approved the title “The Royal Cripples Hospital, Birmingham” being bestowed upon the Hospital. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Hospital was able to invest in outpatient facilities at Broad Street, inpatient facilities at the Woodlands and other convalescent facilities.
Road sign - Bristol Road South.
Got these in between two rain showers - the second one was heavier (by the time I left Selly Oak).
As suggested by the name, this started as a First World War Hospital, near Walthamstow. After the war it remained open, first for patients waiting to go to the Walthamstow Isolation Hospital, then as the Broomfield Orthopaedic Hospital, and School for Crippled Children. It closed in 1939 and was demolished after the War. Further details:-
USC's Healthcare Consultation Center II features diagnostic imaging facilities, including MRI and CT scanning, physical therapy and a clinical laboratory. USC private practices in the building include internal medicine, orthopaedic surgery, psychiatry, anesthesia's pain management program, neurology, neurosurgery, head and neck surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery.
Dr Graeme Groom, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon from Kings College Hospital in London, examines 24-year-old Abdullah Abu Harbeed from Biet Hanoun, Gaza, in the city's Shifa Hospital.
Abdullah is visiting a Medical Aid for Palestinians outpatient clinic at the hospital for a check up. He suffered a major injury to his left leg and left arm after he was caught in an explosion during the conflict in Gaza in 2014. His leg had to be amputated at the hip in order to save his life.
The complex and ground-breaking operation was carried out by Dr Groom and a team of British surgeons working with Medical Aid for Palestinians.
UK aid from the Department for International Development has funded teams of NHS doctors to deploy to Gaza in conjunction with British charities Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and IDEALS, to provide post-conflict surgery to some of the people who were most severely injured in the conflict last year. The doctors volunteer in their spare time to visit Gaza each month to work alongside their Palestinian colleagues.
Picture © Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID
MEMBERS OF THE ORTHO TEAM PRESENT CERTIFICATE OF PONSETI PROGRAM
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Description
The CE angle is one of the most frequently applied anatomic measures for the evaluation and description of the geometry of the hip in everyday orthopedic care. Measurements of CE angle in X-rays are valuable because you can determine and monitor objectively the severity of dysplasia, and establish the need for surgery and follow up the treatment.
Wiberg’s or center edge (CE) angle is formed at the juncture of the Perkin line with line drawn from the center of the femoral head to the outer edge of the acetabular roof. Measured on the Anterior Posterior hip radiographs the center edge angle is usually described as lateral center-edge angle (LCEA) or measured on the false-profile radiograph of the hip is described as the anterior center edge angle (ACEA). The center edge angle may distinguish between acetabular insufficiency, under coverage or overcoverage of the femoral head by the acetabulum.
Measurements of CE angle in X-rays is important during the decision-making process for conservative or operative treatment, and follow up particular, in Developmental Dysplasia of the hip, or planning correction-osteotomies. Measuring angles in X-rays in clinical settings it is time consuming. Accessory instruments like protractors, goniometers, well sharped pencils, rulers or even transparent papers must be available in a busy everyday practice. Usually you miss or you never had one or another. Also after measurement you have to compare the data that you measure with the normal reference values according to patient age and decide what could be considered normal in an X-ray of the hip and what is considered pathologic. This way is cumbersome and old fashioned.
Center-Edge Angle app is medical software aimed for orthopaedic surgeons, providing tools that allow doctors to:
-Securely import medical images directly from the camera or stored photos
-Offers a very convenient way to determine the most accurate possibly lines in order to measure the angles. By the aid of a circular transparent template, the points of interest are marked accurately. The automatically formed lines, drawn between points, measure automatically the angles of interest. The results are printed in degrees. By inputting the age, the measured angle is compared with values from normal reference database. In case the measured angle is beyond the normal range for that age, the hips are categorized as normal, borderline dysplastic, dysplastic or severe dysplastic (<5) or over coveraged, pincer type femuracetabular impingement (FAI) of the hip .
-Save the planned images, for later review or consultation.
The software is a class II medical device in the FDA. All information received from the software output must be clinically reviewed regarding its plausibility before patient treatment! AI App is indicated for assisting healthcare professionals. Clinical judgment and experience are required to properly use the software. The software is not for primary image interpretation.
The app is a handy tool for an orthopaedic surgeon, radiologist, medical student or resident who wants objectively to monitor and determine the severity of dysplasia of the hip. The build-in comparison feature with the normal reference values according to patient age may help decide what could be considered normal or dysplastic or pincer (FAI). The app is not a simple goniometer, is an enhanced product which offers the ability to compare all the input data with medical reference database. The results are printed on the screen and the hips are categorized as normal or dysplastic or severe dysplastic or pincer (FAI) according to the angle measured. This feature it is particular useful especially in clinical settings where you need a quick results without losing time in looking for reference data according to age variations in huge textbook. The circular template to determine the points of interest and to mark them accurately are very useful in clinical settings where finding a sharpened pencil, a protractor and manage to draw with ruler lines over the patients x-rays is definitely a cumbersome and tedious task. You can load from your photo library or capture a photo from x-rays of the patient in you mobile phone or tablet, the App simply guides you to do the rest.
Reference
1.Wiberg G. The anatomy and roentgenographic appearance of a nor mal hip joint. Acta Chir Scand. 1939;83:7-38
2.Philippon MJ, Wolff AB, Briggs KK, Zehms CT, Kuppersmith DA. Acetabular rim reduction for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement correlates with preoperative and postoperative center- edge angle. Arthroscopy. 2010;26:757-761.
3.James D. Wylie, Ashley L. Kapron, Christopher L. Peters, Stephen K. Aoki, Travis G. Maak Relationship Between the Lateral Center-Edge Angle and 3-Dimensional Acetabular CoverageOrthop J Sports Med. 2017 Apr; 5(4): Published online 2017 Apr 12.
4. Severin E: Contribution to the knowledge of congenital dislocationof the hip joint, Acta Chir Scand 84(Suppl):1, 1941.
5. Severin E: The frequency of congenital hip dislocation and congenital equinovarus in Sweden [in Swedish], Nord Med 55:221,1956.
How to measure the Centre Edge Angle of the hip joint with the App.
The app offers a very convenient way to determine the most accurate possibly lines in order to measure the angle.
It is obtained by drawing a vertical line through the center of the femoral head perpendicular to the horizontal line extending through the center of both femoral heads respectively C1 and C2. A line is then drawn from the center of the femoral head to the most superolateral point of the acetabulum (C3 right or C4 left), representing the E (edge) point.
The transparent circular template appears and you aim to locate the center first of the right femoral head by moving the template over the femoral head, trying to fit to a best-fit circle to the contour of femoral head circumference. By clicking the point option the center of the femoral head is marked and is the first point of measurement (C1 right) by repeating the same task you locate the center of the left hip (C2 left). After that a and horizontal line (C1C2) appears. Now you are ready to mark first the right lateral acetabular border- third point (C3 right) – by pressing the point option. The right CE angle over the right hip is measured and the values in degrees are printed on the screen with the relevant categorization as normal, borderline dysplastic, dysplastic or Pincer type of acetabulum overcoverage (FAI) near the right hip. With the same manner the left lateral acetabular border (C4 left) is marked on the image by the transparent circular template. Automatically the left CE angle is measured and the value is printed over the screen after being compared with the reference database according the age of the patient. The hip is categorised as normal(20) or severe dysplastic (40) - pincer type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) due to acetabular retroversion, coxa profunda, or acetabular protrusio. For the children (>5 years -14 years) for the evaluation of acetabular development of hip the Severin classification are included in the app in the reference Database.
Ιn cases where you have leg-length inequality , unilateral luxation of femoral head or THR or obliquity you can choose another way of measure the CE angle. By highlighting the option EXT by pressing the option ext you activate another method of marking the points. Instead of marking both femoral heads(C1,C2) you try to mark two points first right (K1 right) and then left (K2 left) through the ischial tuberosities, tear drops, or inferior border of the obturator foramina depending on which was more symmetric and accessible. A horizontal line is drawn (K1, K2) and appears on screen. Now you are ready to mark first the right lateral acetabular border (C3 right) – by pressing the point option and then the left acetabular border (C4 left) by the same technique as described above. Please see tutorial videos at developer site. www.orthopractis.com
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Dathliad Penblwydd Priodas Aur yn yr Ysbyty Orthopedig, Gobowen
Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002)
Nodyn/Note: Image of the golden wedding celebration of Mr and Mrs Edward Rogers in Gobowen Orthopaedic Hospital, showing the elderly wife in bed surrounded by nurses and well-wishers and cutting a cake.
Dyddiad/Date: May 12, 1954
Cyfrwng/Medium: Negydd ffilm / Film negative
Cyfeiriad/Reference: (gch06008)
Rhif cofnod / Record no.: 3367723
Rhagor o wybodaeth am gasgliad Geoff Charles yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
More information about the Geoff Charles Collection at the National Library of Wales
Dr. Brian Kwon, Orthopaedic surgeon, Vancouver General Hospital, receives his award recognizing his role in bringing clinical renown to Vancouver Coastal Health.
Dr. Kwon has made a name for himself as not only a surgeon but also a researcher. In the past five years, he has garnered more than $4 million in research funding from Canadian and international funding agencies.
In 2004, Kwon was one of six people to receive a New Investigator Award from Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and he has lectured about spinal-cord injuries at organizations all over North America.
Every year, Vancouver Coastal Health honours its outstanding acute physicians working in Vancouver. These awards showcase outstanding achievement among our medical and dental physicians and is one way we can honour them for all that they do improve the lives of our patients.
The Hammersmith Hospital in London was built in the early years of the 20th century as the local workhouse; during the First World War it was used by the army, first being called the Military Orthopaedic Hospital and then Special Services Hospital.
This. mulitview card shows all aspects of the hospital, including modelling and making prosthetic limbs.
USC's Healthcare Consultation Center II features diagnostic imaging facilities, including MRI and CT scanning, physical therapy and a clinical laboratory. USC private practices in the building include internal medicine, orthopaedic surgery, psychiatry, anesthesia's pain management program, neurology, neurosurgery, head and neck surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery.
Dr Graeme Groom, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon from Kings College Hospital in London, talks to 24-year-old Abdullah Abu Harbeed from Biet Hanoun, Gaza, in the city's Shifa Hospital.
Abdullah suffered major injuries to his left leg and arm after he was caught in an explosion from an airstrike during the conflict in Gaza last summer. His leg had to be amputated at the hip in order to save his life - a complex operation that had never been carried out in Gaza before.
UK aid from the Department for International Development has funded teams of NHS doctors to deploy to Gaza in conjunction with British charities Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and IDEALS, to provide life-saving and reconstructive surgery to some of the people who were most severely injured in the conflict last year. The doctors volunteer in their spare time to visit Gaza each month to work alongside their Palestinian colleagues.
Picture © Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID
Dr Graeme Groom, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon from Kings College Hospital in London talks to 9-year-old Weam Al Astal and her parents in Gaza's Shifa Hospital.
Weam suffered major injuries to her legs after being caught in an explosion during the conflict in Gaza in the summer of 2014.
UK aid from the Department for International Development has funded teams of NHS doctors to deploy to Gaza through in conjunction with British charities Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and IDEALS, to provide post-conflict surgery to some of the people who were most severely injured in the conflict last year. The doctors volunteer in their spare time to visit Gaza each month to work alongside their Palestinian colleagues.
Picture © Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID
June 14, 2011 - The Orthopaedic Chief Residents in Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(photo: Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt)
This photo is part of our 365@VU project: www.vanderbilt.edu/365
Last May, wheelchair basketball player and coach, Jess Markt conducted a week-long training session for patients at the ICRC's Orthopaedic Centre in Kabul. The patients had been playing basketball together for some time, but it was more like 'buzkashi' – the ferocious no-holds-barred local equivalent of polo – than basketball, according to Alberto Cairo, head of the ICRC's Orthopaedic programme. On the first day of training, Jess explained the basic rules of the game, watched by Alberto (standing right with glasses) and other members of the Ortho Centre staff.
© ICRC / Jessica Barry / www.icrc.org
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Alvise Pasquini, looks over a patient’s x-rays in a tent just outside the new hospital in Sarthe, Haiti. Thousands were injured during the 7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people in January 2010. © Chip Somodevilla
The Hammersmith Hospital in London was built in the early years of the 20th century as the local workhouse; during the First World War it was used by the army, first being called the Military Orthopaedic Hospital and then Special Services Hospital.
This very nice image shows all the equipment needed for taking an X-ray, including the glass plate and gloves for handling the plate when developing the film.
The Hammersmith Hospital was a workhouse hospital, which became a specialist orthopaedic centre during the First War, under the charge of Sir Robert Jones. It claimed to be the 'first experimental hospital in training the disabled'. This card shows a group of soldiers, some of whom who could possibly have been gassed, rather than orthopaedic injuries alone. For more details, see:-