Velpeau bandage, illustration

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Illustration of a man wearing a Velpeau bandage made of calf skin for collarbone fracture. Velpeau bandage was made by French surgeon Alfred Velpeau (1795-1867) to immobilise the arm to the chest wall. Illustration published in Dr. Jaccoud Medecine Dict., Paris, Vol. 8.

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Size: 2536px × 3780px
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Photo credit: © COLLECTION ABECASIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artwork, background, bandages, body, calf, clinical, condition, disease, disorder, healthcare, human, illustration, injured, injury, medical, medicine, patient, purple, skin, swaddling, wrapping