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International Orthopaedics
Published in: International Orthopaedics 4/2021

01-04-2021 | Orthopaedic Heritage

‘Images from our orthopaedic hospital’: photography in the rehabilitation of disabled war veterans in Croatia during the First World War

Authors: Stella Fatović-Ferenčić, Martin Kuhar

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 4/2021

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Abstract

Purpose

To demonstrate that Špišić’s photographs were used as a tool in representing the strategies and public health position of orthopaedics as an emerging medical specialty in Croatia in the period from 1915 to 1917.

Methods

Formal and contextual analysis of photographs included in the book How we help our invalids: Images from our orthopaedic hospital and courses for disabled people, which was published in 1917 by the founder of orthopaedics in Croatia Božidar Špišić (1879–1957), as well as historical documents and articles.

Results

Špišić’s 102 photographs cover all phases of the rehabilitation of disabled war veterans and depict them holistically and during typical everyday activities.

Conclusion

Špišić’s visualization of disabled veterans attempted to demonstrate the transformation and reactivation of disabled bodies, using them as a persuasive tool in the rehabilitation not only of individuals, but of the society as a whole.
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Metadata
Title
‘Images from our orthopaedic hospital’: photography in the rehabilitation of disabled war veterans in Croatia during the First World War
Authors
Stella Fatović-Ferenčić
Martin Kuhar
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04837-x

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