Title: Surgical amputation Contact: Alison Schroeer Description: This surgical illustration series shows the amputation of a necrotic toe from a diabetic's foot. After the incision is made, blood vessels are cauterized with a bovi, and ligaments severed with a rongeur. The medical illustrations were drawn by scientific artist Alison Schroeer of Schroeer Scientific Illustration. Keywords: surgical, drawing, surgery, human, foot, illustration, drawing, artwork, art, illustrator, anatomy, medical, medicine, anatomical, ligament, ligaments, bone, bones, incision, amputation, blood, textbook, text, publishing, science, school, procedure, feet, diabetes, diabetic, necrosis Media: Color Categories: Medical, Science Subject(s): Animal, Mammals, Vertebrates, Anatomical, Human, Surgical, Institutional, Processes, Technology Medical Illustration Displaying image 1673 of 2587. Gallery of Schroeer Scientific Illustration Email Alison Schroeer about this image. Copyright 2004 Alison Schroeer. This image is available for reuse purchase. Please review the Comp. Usage Agreement before downloading this image. To email this image to someone else, copy and paste this address: http://www.science-art.com/image.asp?id=2157&m=0