A manual of modern surgery : general and operative / by J.C. DaCosta.

  • DaCosta, J. Chalmers (John Chalmers), 1863-1933.
Date:
1898
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Credit: A manual of modern surgery : general and operative / by J.C. DaCosta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    1. Gunshot-wound of the Lung. Rib-resection fir secondary hemorrhage into the pleural sac ten days after the injury; bullet not removed. Hemorrhage arrested by pack- ing with gauze. Skiagraph taken three months afterward shows the bullet. (Author's case.) 2. Fracture of Lower End of the Femur. Reduction of fragments impossible because of the iiiterposition of a loose piece of bone and much muscle between fragments. (Author's case.) 3. Case shown in Figure 2, Three Months after the Operation of Wiring. Nine months after operation, the man is walking about with ease, and the wire is still in place. (The above skiagraphs are from the A'-Ray Laboratory of the Jefferson Medical College Hospital.)