Contributions to medical science / by Alexander Ogston.

  • Ogston, Alexander, 1844-1929
Date:
1869
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Credit: Contributions to medical science / by Alexander Ogston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and the capacity of contraction possessed by the muscular coat, as well as the amount of tissue included in the torsion forceps, favour its employment. It is possible that the use of Lister’s antiseptic ligatures may combine the security of the ligature with the advantages of leaving no irritating body in the wound; but at present it seems as if it were the surgeon’s wisdom to use the different means in the cases suitable for each, instead of aiming at the exclusive employment of any one method. Aberdeen, March, 1867.