Large hip gouge

Large hip gouge

Orthopedic Procedures

Smith-Petersen, Marius Nygaard, 1886-1953

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip

Orthopedic Equipment

Metal instrument with hexagonal handle and a sharp convex rectangular tip. The large gouge was first used in 1944 and has the same curves as the smaller hip gouges. It was particularly useful in excising the posterior margin of the acetabulum.

Metal instrument with hexagonal handle and a sharp convex rectangular tip

Smith-Petersen, Marius Nygaard, 1886-1953

1925-1953

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Marius N. Smith-Petersen Collection

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1 Object

Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices

physical object

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21356

Separated from Harvard Medical Library collection H MS c609