Comments on: Knee operation, anyone? http://www.corporeality.net/museion/2009/10/16/knee-operation-anyone/ Medical Museion @ University of Copenhagen Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Jonas Paludan http://www.corporeality.net/museion/2009/10/16/knee-operation-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-274309 Jonas Paludan Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:47:44 +0000 http://www.corporeality.net/museion/?p=2403#comment-274309 Hi Will Thank you for this. Fun games :) Hi Will

Thank you for this. Fun games :)

]]> By: Will Apse http://www.corporeality.net/museion/2009/10/16/knee-operation-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-272109 Will Apse Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:24:27 +0000 http://www.corporeality.net/museion/?p=2403#comment-272109 There are a lot of games similar to the Edheads knee game that you mention. These include (all from Edheads). Hip Replacement Hip Resurfacing Deep Brain Stimulation There are also at least 3 separate heart operation games from charities and educational groups. You can find a comprehensive list on my site if click on the link above (my name). There are a lot of games similar to the Edheads knee game that you mention. These include (all from Edheads).

Hip Replacement
Hip Resurfacing
Deep Brain Stimulation

There are also at least 3 separate heart operation games from charities and educational groups. You can find a comprehensive list on my site if click on the link above (my name).

]]> By: Morten http://www.corporeality.net/museion/2009/10/16/knee-operation-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-254146 Morten Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:03:32 +0000 http://www.corporeality.net/museion/?p=2403#comment-254146 Interesting blog and very educational game - though I'm not so sure I would call the virtual surgery a game, it's more like an interactive cartoon with instructions for performing surgery on a knee. But I definitely agree that it gets to you to see how a knee surgery is performed - even without sound! The virtual surgery also makes a very fine point as to why prostheses have been linked to cyborgs! The shaping of the knee joints, cutting off parts to make it almost look like a tool in itself, then attaching new, replaceable metal and plastic parts, turns the knee into something rather different than before and much more robot-like. I wonder also if 'games' like this one is being used for educational purposes in health science studies today? And I wonder if it could be adapted to history of medicine museum purposes too? A series of historical interactive virtual knee operations from different decades in the 20th century (or other kinds of surgery and settings)... Interesting blog and very educational game – though I’m not so sure I would call the virtual surgery a game, it’s more like an interactive cartoon with instructions for performing surgery on a knee. But I definitely agree that it gets to you to see how a knee surgery is performed – even without sound!
The virtual surgery also makes a very fine point as to why prostheses have been linked to cyborgs! The shaping of the knee joints, cutting off parts to make it almost look like a tool in itself, then attaching new, replaceable metal and plastic parts, turns the knee into something rather different than before and much more robot-like.
I wonder also if ‘games’ like this one is being used for educational purposes in health science studies today? And I wonder if it could be adapted to history of medicine museum purposes too? A series of historical interactive virtual knee operations from different decades in the 20th century (or other kinds of surgery and settings)…

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