Navy Medical Art
June 20th, 2007 by misvan
Looks like it was easy to pose for this painting.
This is called a Minerva Jacket, usually used for fractures of the cervical spine.
“The boy fell from a gun turret, dislocating a vertebra in his neck. The plaster cast is lined with black felt to prevent body sores at Aiea Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor.”
Artist: Joseph Hirsch
Oil on canvas
1943
very good site, i like histories from anatomy
totally fantastic x
test test …
why can’t I see the picture?
okay, I can see it now
Tx. for C1-T6 Fracture., right?
Minerva cast, Minerva jacket