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 (14582737320)

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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

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chap.V. , Of Gastr o r a p h y. 6i about two Fingers breadth from the opening of the Yvound, pierces through thePeritofteum, Mufcles, and common Integuments, then taking off the Needle liefixes it to tlie other end of the Thread, and lifts up the lower Lip of the Wound,by introducing his fore and middle Fingers under it, and clapping his Thumbupon the external part of it, and pierces it with the Needle in the fame mannerhe did the upper Lip. If the Wound is four Fingers long, it v/ill be necefiary tomake two fiitches, at equal diftances from each other, and from the extremitiesof the Wound ; if it is lefs, ^ one will be faliicient, if Itis larger, more than twoare required. The Threads are to be unravelled and divided into three equalparts at each end, through which the Rolls of Plafter are to be pafied, on eachfide of the Wound, and to be faftend on v/ith bow knots. The Abdomen is tobe well bathed cum Oleo Rofarum calido pauco Spiritu Vini admijio ; this embroca-tion is to be ufed ch

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