A treatise on gun-shot wounds injuries of nerves, and on wounds of the extremities requiring the different operations of amputation, in which the various methods of performing these operations are shown : together with their after treatment; and containing an account of the author's successful case of amputation at the hip-joint &c. &c &c., with five explanatory plates. Being a record of the opinions and practice of the Surgical Department of the British Army, at the termination of the war in Spain, Portugal, and France, in 1814 / by G. J. Guthrie.

  • Guthrie, G. J.
Date:
1820
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Credit: A treatise on gun-shot wounds injuries of nerves, and on wounds of the extremities requiring the different operations of amputation, in which the various methods of performing these operations are shown : together with their after treatment; and containing an account of the author's successful case of amputation at the hip-joint &c. &c &c., with five explanatory plates. Being a record of the opinions and practice of the Surgical Department of the British Army, at the termination of the war in Spain, Portugal, and France, in 1814 / by G. J. Guthrie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Xll CONTENTS. 2. On Gun-shot Wounds, accompanied by Lesion of the larger Nerves, Peculiar symptoms, 157. Accompanying lesion, a complete sepa- ration, 157. Power of resisting heat or cold destroyed, 158. Case of an officer at Salamanca, 159. Division of one of several nerves going to a part, 160. Case of a soldier at Albuhera, 160. Case of a soldier at the battle of Waterloo, 160. Of an officer of the rifle brigade at Waterloo, 161. Of an officer of cavalry at Waterloo, 161. Of an officer of infantry, 162. Case of a soldier at the battle of Vimiera, 102. Dr. Denmark's case of Henry Croft, wounded at Badajos, 162. Mr. Wardrop's case, 165. Sir E. Home's case, 167. Observations, 167. Dr.Hen- nen's case, 169. Case of an officer of light cavalry, 170. Case of a retired officer, 171. Case of an officer of rank, 171. Analogous symptoms from spontaneous affections, 173. Opi- nionof Professor Chaussier and of Richerand, 174. Mr. Pear- son's case, 175. Mr. Crampton's opinions, 176. Mr. Abernethy and Dr. Monro, 178. Mr. Cruikshank's experiments on nerves, 178. Dr. Haighton's experiments, 179. Facts prove the rege- neration of a nerve in animals, 180. Two different operations recommended to procure relief, 181. Amputation and excision, 181. Opinions on both, 182. On injuries of nerves in bleed- ing, 184. Mr. Earle'scase, 185. Means of mitigating pain, 185. Palliative cure, 186. On the temperature of animals' 186. Mr. Brodie, Sir E. Home, Dr. W.Philip, 186. Dr. w! Philip's conclusions, 187- Observations on, 188. Doubts as to the correctness, IS9. Dr. Wilson Philip's explanation of them, 190. 3. On Injuries of the Extremities requiring the Operations of Amputation. Amputation formerly a very doubtful remedy, 191. Modern im- provements have made its success more certain, 191. Opinions in favour of immediate operation, of Wiseman, 192. Of Le Dran and Ranby, 193. Of Bilguer as opposed to these, 195. Of the French academy of surgery. M. Faure and M. Le