A general system of surgery in three parts - Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on (14769147422)
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Title: A general system of surgery in three parts : Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice : to which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery : with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience
Year: 1743 (1740s)
Authors: Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 Mynde, J
Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Bandages and bandaging Surgery General Surgery Bandages
Publisher: London : Printed for W. Innys at the West-End os St. Paul's ... (and four others)
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School
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eproportioned. B, its Handle. iFig. 8. Reprefents an Inftrument to make an Abcifion of the Uvula : A,the Part which is to receive the Uvula ; BB, the Handle by which the ScalpellC is thruft forward to cut off the Uvula ; DDD, is the Handle of the wholeInftrument to be held in the left Hand. Fig. 9. Is an Inftrument that may be called Parijlhmiotomus, ferving to fca-rify the Tonfils when inflamed, or open them when fuppurated •, A, the con-cealed Scarificator -, B, the Handle by which it is to be moved in that Work;C, the Har.dle by which the Inftrument is to be held firm in the Operation. Fig. (O. Is a Probang or long Probe of Whalebone marked BB, armedwith an oily Sponge AA, to remove fmall Bones or Splinters out of the Gula. ,. Fig. II. Is a Scowcring-brufti for the Stomach : AA, the Brulh-part, of fineHairs •, BBB, the Handle of twifted Brafs-wire, covered with Silk, by which itis to be introduced into the Stomach, . Fig. ;;;l;;MIUlWYU(l;t)^;;;;^i£Miy^^ nt.E./>.i2. Tab.XXI.
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J.M^n4^ fc. Se(£l. IV. Extirpation of cancerous ^KEAst^. 13 Fig. 12. Exhibits the wry Neck: AA, the two maftoide Mufcles, which areto be divided in their lower Part, when preternaturally contrafted. Fig. 13. Reprefents an Inftniment to ftraighten the wry Neck : A, the Collarlined with Fur, to be put about the Neck •, BB, an iron Arch furniflied withthe Ring, C, by which the Patient is to be fufpended. Fig. 14. Exhibits the Part and Manner of dividing the Integuments inTracheotomy. Fig. 15. Reprefents a kind of Trocar to perforate the Afpera Arteria in Bron-chotomy. Fig. 16. Is another of thofe Inftruments contrived hyBekkerus : AA, the Bod-kin, whofe Point coming through the Tube introduces it into the Trachea,where it is left, after the Bodkin is extrafted. Fig. 17. Denotes the Part of the Neck for the tranfverfe Seton. Fig. 18. Is a Glals-inftrument, whofe Bowl A being applied upon the Nip-ple, and the Tube BB in the Patients Mouth, the Nipple and Milk may bedrawn out. Fig. 19. I