76 Orthopedic Corset Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images

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American orthopedic surgeon Lewis Albert Sayre supervises the suspension of a male patient, with help from another unidentified man, as part of a treatment for spinal disease, New York, New York, late 1877. The image was published as part of Sayre's paper 'Spinal Disease & Spinal Curvature; Their Treatment by Suspension and the Use of 'Plaster of Paris' Bandages' . The patient was hoisted up on 'Sayre's Suspension Traction ' and then plaster of paris was applied to their upper torso and allowed to dry, prior to the lowering of the patient . Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty