The science and practice of surgery / by Frederick James Gant.

  • Frederick James Gant
Date:
1871
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Credit: The science and practice of surgery / by Frederick James Gant. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    liminary view of the nature of Surgery, as a Science and an Art; the latter, principally in regard to Operations, the Conditions favourable or unfavour- able for their performance ; the Arrangements necessary as to Instruments and Assistants; Anaesthetics, especially Chloroform ; the Dangers attending or consequent on Operations, and their Results. Then follows the recognised division of Pathology and Surgery into Two Parts—General, and Special; and the latter is arranged under Two Divisions—Injuries and Diseases of Textures, and those of Organs and Regions. Part I.—General Pathology and Surgery, comprising the forms of Disease which are common to all parts of the body, is made more com- prehensive than in other systematic works; it being the source of guidance in all Surgical Practice. This Part relates to Inflammation, Tu- mours or Morbid Growths, Degenerations, Ulceration and Mortification. Then follow also Diseases of the Blood—as Scrofula, Scurvy and Purpura, Rheumatism and Gout; Diseases of Contagious Origin—as Syphilis, Erysi- pelas, Pyamiia, Hospital Gangrene, Poisoned Wounds, Hydrophobia, Ma- lignant Pustule, Glanders ; Diseases of the Nervous System—Shock of In- jury, Prostration with Excitement, Tetanus. In Part II.—Special Patho- logy and Surgery, relating to the Textures, comprises the Injuries and Diseases of the Skin, and subjacent textures, in succession;—as Wounds, Burns, Cellulitis; Aneurisms, and Diseases of Arteries; Fractures, and Diseases of Bone; Dislocations, and Diseases of Joints; Deformities; Excisional Surgery of the Joints and Bones ; Amputations. As relating to Organs and Regions, this Division, beginning with the Head, and pro- ceeding downwards in the body, is made equally comprehensive, so as to include a condensed view of each Special Branch of Surgery. Thus, it embraces, Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Teeth, which belong respectively to Ophthalmic, Aural, and Dental Departments of Surgical Practice. The Regional association of morbid conditions is especially calculated to facilitate the study of Diagnosis; and the arrangement of pathological and surgical knowledge—relative to each form of Injury and Disease, throughout the work, will be found most serviceable as a preparation for the order of Clinical investigation, and record of cases. By constantly having regard to the selection of essential matter, and pursuing the uniform arrangement laid down; I have thus, also, I trust, simplified, and not inconsiderably abridged the size of this work, as compared with those of similar character. These features will perhaps make it better adapted for the use of Students, as a Surgical Text-book ; while, the wide range of subjects, may render it more completely serviceable to the Practitioner, for reference. The Science and Practice is quite independent of the Author's Principles of Surgery, although the two works have this relation : the one forms a systematic description of injuries and diseases, taken in-
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