The exhibition is titled "Anatomy of an Athlete: Elite sport, surgery and medical art" and it sees pieces which explore the anatomy and physiology of athletes that will compete at London 2012, with the art providing a unique opportunity to study in detail the best of British at running, hurdling, canoeing and hockey.

The Hunterian Museum teamed up with the Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain to generate new artworks with one of the key pieces coming from the widely acclaimed Emily Evans (pictured).

Her piece is called "Hurdles" and it is a triptych depicting a traumatic detachment (tearing) of the hamstring.

Elite hurdlers are especially at risk for hamstring injuries, which are extremely painful.

Accompanying the triptych is a medical illustration of the surgical technique used to repair the injury.


Another key piece from Richard Neave (pictured left) and Denise Smith is of British Paralympic athlete Richard Whitehead (right), who is being widely tipped to medal at London 2012.

The 35-year-old double leg amputee from Nottingham runs on prosthetic legs and is the reigning world champion in the T42 200 metres, while he is also the first ever leg amputee to run the marathon in under three hours.

The exhibition uses a variety of art-forms including watercolour, video and sculpture to represent a selection of sports.

The exhibition opened earlier this month on March 13 and will conclude on September 29 this year, meaning that it will be open to the public during both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The exhibition is open every week from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

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