Syllabus of the course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery: delivered in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (Part 2).

  • Mütter, Thomas D. (Thomas Dent), 1811-1859.
Date:
1843
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Credit: Syllabus of the course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery: delivered in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (Part 2). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    wo 5s PROFESSOR MUTTER'S SYLLABUS OF LECTURES. III. DISEASES OF THE FIBROUS SYSTEM. Some of the affections of this system have been included under the dis- eases of the joints; for example, Desmodia, and Desmectasis : others belong more particularly to the practice of medicine than to surgery, as rheumatism, &c. The diseases usually considered as strictly surgical are— I. PERIOSTITIS. Definition. Varieties.—I. Acute. 2. Chronic. Causes.—1. Local. 2. Constitutional. First, or local: a. Contusions. b. Punctures. c. Incisions. d. Extension of inflammation from diseased organs in the vicinity. Second, or constitutional: a. Syphilis. b. Excessive use of mercury. c. Scrofula. d. Cold. Symptoms.—1. Local. 2. Constitutional. Diagnosis.—May be confounded with ostitis, caries, necrosis, rheumatism, or gout. 10