Figure 1. Illustration of the anterior and posterior plates of the padded iron corset Ambroise Paré would use for the treatment of scoliosis.

Reproduced from: Williams AN, Williams J. 'Proper to the duty of a chirurgeon': Ambroise Paré and sixteenth century paediatric surgery. J R Soc Med. 2004;97(9):446-449. doi:10.1258/jrsm.97.9.446. Image published under Creative Commons License BY 4.0.