A general system of surgery. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers ... II. Of ... operations ... III. Of ... bandages ... / To which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery ... Translated into English. From the Latin.

  • Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758
Date:
1743
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Credit: A general system of surgery. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers ... II. Of ... operations ... III. Of ... bandages ... / To which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery ... Translated into English. From the Latin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ri h'ft 0 \ 'vs, ad . T p?ni i; ] •ft. * V- THE O F T H E XI ••»•;• 001 3 SV • ; r. ; ‘■.'J .- ■ s'/U CONTENTS FIRST PART. CT3#E Introduction, concerning the Nature and Principles, Origin, Pro- grefs^ Increafe, Divifion, &c. of Sur¬ gery, w/7£ what other general Prin¬ ciples of the Art are mojl neceffary to be known by Beginners, pag. i & feq. BOOK I. 0/ WOUN DS. Chap. . Pag. I. 0/ Wounds in general 25 II. 0/ the Accidents or Symptoms of fVounds, /w, 1. Haemorrhage 45 2. Pains 49 3. Spafms <?r Convulfions 50 4. Fever Symptomatic 51 III. 0/ Gun-fhot Wounds ib. IV. Of Wounds of the Abdomen 55 V. Of Gaftroraphia, or Sutures for Wounds in the Abdomen 56 VI. Of Wounds in the Inteftines, and their Suture 62 VII. Lofs of Subftance in the Inteftines 65 VIII. Of the falling down of the Omen¬ tum 66 IX. Wounds of the Abdominal Vifcera 68 X. Of Wounds in the Thorax 70 XI. Of Wounds in the Neck 74 XII. Of Wounds in the Head in general 78 Chap. Page. XIII. Of Wounds in the Face 79 XIV. Wounds of the Head and Cranium 82 XV. O/Contufions and contufed Wounds 92 XVI. Of Bites and vtnzmovisWounds 97 BOOK II. Of FRACTURES. I. Of Fractures in general 103 II. Of Compound FraRures 113 III. FraRures of the Nofe 117 IV. FraRures of the Lower Jaw 119 V. FraRures of the Clavicles 120 --- Sternum and Scapula 122 VI. FraRures of the Ribs 123 ---- Vertebrae 125 * -Os facrum& innominatum 126 VII. FraRures of the Humerus 127 • - - Cubitus 128 -— Carpus and Fingers 129 VIII. FraRures of theThigh ibid. IX. FraRures of the Patella 134 X. FraRures of the Leg and Foot 136 XI. Of Wounds in the Bones 138 BOOK III. Of LUX ATI O NS. I. Of the Diagnofis of Luxations in general 143 JI. Of the Cure of Luxations in general 148 b 2 III, Of