Medical condition in which there is physical damage to the continuity of the bones

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Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.

Diagrams illustrating: bandaged legs in splints, bandaged upper bodies and bandaged heads and eyes. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1811, after J. Farey, the younger (?).

First aid memory chart : designed for A.R.P. first aid workers & learners / by Harold E. Palmer, D. Litt. & W. Rougier Chapman, Surgeon Lieut. Commander R.N.V.R. ; approved by the St. John Ambulance Association.

Abnormal heads and skulls, fractured and bandaged clavicle and a broken (?) leg bandaged in a splint. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1811, after J. Farey, the younger.

Medullary nailing of Küntscher / by Lorenz Böhler.

The functional treatment of fractures. Part One.

Cleft palate and adenoids. Treatment of simple fractures by operation. Diseases of joints. Operative treatment of Cancer. Acquired deformities. Antrectomy. Hernia, etc / W. Arbuthnot Lane.

Treatment of fractures of long bones by simple extension / by John Swinburne.

The treatment of fractures / Charles Locke Scudder ... Assisted by Frederic J. Cotton, M.D.

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Medullary nailing of Küntscher / by Lorenz Böhler.

The functional treatment of fractures. Part One.

Cleft palate and adenoids. Treatment of simple fractures by operation. Diseases of joints. Operative treatment of Cancer. Acquired deformities. Antrectomy. Hernia, etc / W. Arbuthnot Lane.

Treatment of fractures of long bones by simple extension / by John Swinburne.

The treatment of fractures / Charles Locke Scudder ... Assisted by Frederic J. Cotton, M.D.