Child's mechanical spine and head support, England, 1940-1960
Secured around the waist and underneath the arms, this leather and metal support for the spine was worn in attempt to correct the shape of bones that were growing abnormally. The support was worn by children with diseases such as tuberculosis of the bone, which could drastically affect the shape of the spine and other bones. The splint was used at the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England. The hospital was hospital set up in 1908, to treat children with a range of orthopaedic conditions and physical disabilities. The hospital combined treatment with education and schooling.
Object number:
2002-321
Related Themes and Topics
Glossary:
Glossary: head
The part of the body that contains the brain, organs of sight, hearing, smell and taste.
Glossary: orthopaedic support
A support for part of the human body such as the back or a leg
Glossary: spine
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Glossary: orthopaedics
The branch of medicine concerned with the preservation and restoration of the muscular and skeletal systems in the body.
Glossary: tuberculosis
An infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium first identified by Robert Koch in 1882. The disease usually affects the lungs first, and is accompanied by a chronic cough.