title: Prostheses and orthoses in the collections of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
abstract: The authors described 424 orthopaedic appliances left by the prisoners of the Nazi Concentration Camp in Oświęcim. A collection of prostheses and orthoses, which is currently a part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's exhibition, is extraordinary as it illustrates the fate of innocent, crippled people, who were incarcerated and murdered. Another point of value of the collection is its technical aspect, as it provides a clear picture of construction of prostheses and orthoses at the beginning of the 20th century.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Gdańsk, Department of Physiotherapy. bop@plu snet.pl
authors.forename: Bogumił
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Przeździak
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lutomirski
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulczyk
mesh_terms: D001186:Artificial Limbs / Q000266:history; D003209:Concentration Camps / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D017767:Holocaust / Q000266:history*; D009144:Museums; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D011329:Prisoners / Q000266:history; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000266:history*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000266:history