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

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 w...

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Published in:International orthopaedics 2021-04, Vol.45 (4), p.1109-1115
Main Authors: Fatović-Ferenčić, Stella, Kuhar, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Croatia
Disabled Persons
Hospitals
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopaedic Heritage
Orthopedics
Photography
Veterans
World War I
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Summary: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people , which was published in 1917 by the founder of orthopaedics in Croatia Božidar Špišić (1879–1957), as well as historical documents and articles.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.
ISSN:0341-2695
1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/s00264-020-04837-x