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Tag: aseptic

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

March 14, 2012 Cassie Nespor2 Comments

Recently, I did some light research on operating table design. I was looking for changes in design and materials so that I could help a researcher date their newly-acquired artifact. What I found was that after about 1920, operating tables didn't change much. They all looked about the same and had similar features. The biggest… Continue reading If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it →

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