System of surgery / edited by Frederic S. Dennis ; assisted by John S. Billings.

Philadelphia : Lea Brothers, 1895-1896.

4 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm

Index in each volume

v.1. The history of surgery; pathology; bacteriology; infections; anæsthesia; fractures and dislocations; operative surgery--v.2. Minor, plastic and military surgery; diseases of the bones; orthopædic surgery; aneurysm; surgery of the arteries, veins and lymphatics; diseases and injuries of the head; surgery of the spine; surgery of the nerves--v.3. Surgery of the larynx, tongue, jaws, teeth, salivary glands, neck, and chest; diseases and surgery of the eye and ear; surgical diseases of the skin; surgery of the genito-urinary system; syphilis--v.4. Tumors; hernia; surgery of the alimentary canal; appendicitis; surgery of the liver and biliary passages; of the uterus; of the ovaries and tubes; gynecological surgery; symphysiotomy; surgery of the thyroid; surgical peculiarities of the Negro; surgery of the female breast; use of the röntgen rays in surgery.