A leg operation in process. The patient is held in place, while the surgeon works on his leg. Another man approaches holding an instrument resembling a sickle. Two others stand by a table that holds various instruments and jars. From Arzneibuch's Compendium of popular medicine, 1675. Compiled for the use of a House of the Franciscan Order, probably in Austria, or South Germany.

A leg operation in process. The patient is held in place, while the surgeon works on his leg. Another man approaches holding an instrument resembling a sickle. Two others stand by a table that holds various instruments and jars. From Arzneibuch's Compendium of popular medicine, 1675. Compiled for the use of a House of the Franciscan Order, probably in Austria, or South Germany. Stock Photo
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