A general system of surgery. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumors, 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.

  • Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758
Date:
1757
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Credit: A general system of surgery. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumors, 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. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    art CONTENTS of the FIRST VOLUME. rjr’HE Introduction, Of the Nature, Conjlitution, Origin, Progrefs, Im¬ provement, and Uivifion of Sur¬ gery j of other Things in gene¬ ral, which are principally neceffary for Students in Surgery to be ac¬ quainted with pag. i & feq. BOOK I. Of WOUNDS. Chap. I. O/Wounds in general Page 27 II. Of the D if orders accompanying Wounds, commonly called the Symptoms of Wounds 48 III. Of Gun-fhot Wounds 55 IV. Of Wounds of the Abdomen 63 V. Of Gaftroraphy 65 VI. Of Wounds of the Inteftines, and the Manner of Jliching them up 7i VII. Of Lofs of Subftance in the In¬ teftines 74 VIII. Of the Falling down of the Omentum 76 IX. Of Wounds of other Parts of the Abdomen 78 X. Of Wounds of the Thorax 79 XI. Of Wound s of the Neck 84 XII. OfWounds of the Head in general 88 XIII. Of Wounds of the Face 89 XIV. Of the principal Wounds of the Head 93 XV. O/Contufions 105 XVI. Of Venomous Wounds, and of thofe that are made by the Bites of Animals no BOOK II. Of FRACTURES. I. Of FraCtures in general 116 Chap. II. Of Diforders accompanying Frac¬ tures Page 126 III. Of FraCtures in particular 131 IV. Of a FraCture of the]a.w 132 V. Of a FraCture of the Clavicles, Sternum, and Humerus 134 VI. Of FraCtures in the Ribs, Verte¬ bras, Os Sacrum and Innomi- natum 137 VII. Of FraCtures in the Bones of the Humerus, Cubitus, and Hands 141 VIII. Of a fraftured Thigh 143 IX. Of a FraCture of the Patella, Rotula, or Knee-pan 149 X. Of FraCtures in the Bones of the Leg and Foot 151 XI. Of Bones broken by flsarp-pointed Infiruments, which may be termed Wounds of the Bones *53 BOOK III. Concerning Luxa¬ tions, or Luxated Bones. I. Of Luxations of the Bones in gene¬ ral 158 II. Concerning the Cure of Luxated Bones 164 III. Of Luxations in particular and on thofe of the Head tf?/^Nofe 167 IV. Of aDiRoc&tionof the Lower Jaw 168 V. Of Luxations of the Head and Spine 169' VI. Of Luxations of the Os Coccygis, Ribs and Clavicles 173 VII. Of a Luxation of the Humerus . 176 VIII. Of a Luxation of the Cubitus 180