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Figure 11. Operating room in Children's Hospital in the 1920s.

Figure 11

The operating schedule on the blackboard lists a shoulder arthrodesis, a procedure first described by Eduard Albert. There are no seats for observers, the surgeons wear gowns, gloves and masks, a cheerful nurse observes the operation and a small single electric lamp illuminates the surgical field.