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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: 1745 (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 in Pater-noster Row ... (and four others)
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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made upon the broken Limb -, D, and E, are the two Pulleys, confifting offeveral Wheels, by which the Force of the Drawer is very much encreafed. Fig. 16. Is a ftrong Iron Screw, whofe Worm or Thread B, is to be forcedby the two Handles, into fome Beam or Rafter ; and upon its R ing A, is to hangthe Pulley E, foregoing. Fig. ij. Is the Girt of Hildanus, fometimes neceflary to make Extenfionsupon the upper and lower Limbs: A A, two Hooks, upon which is hung theSling or Rope BB; C being the Place where the extending Force is to be applied. CHAP. IX. . On a Fracture of the Patella, Rotula, or Knee-pan. The N^re I.TTN order the better to underftand and cure a Fracture of the Patella, it is of Fraftu! I previoufly neceflary to learn from Anatomy, the manner in which it ad- .heres by means of Ligaments and Tendons to both the Leg and Thigh; where we may alfo obferve its Afcenfion with the contracting Mufcles upwards in ?7.,t,-S. ■ /:•/ I. T./3S ^■e. &&.:S •%IL£- tf&-7-
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Chap. IX. Of a Fracture of the Patella, &c. 13 j in extending the Foot, its Defcenfion upon bending the fame, and the great Forceit fuftains both Ways in violent Motions of the Body. When a Fractureof this Bone happens from a Fall, Blow or any other external Violence ; theCourfe of the Fracture is either longitudinal, tranfverfe or in feveral Directionsat the fame Time : But of all, the Tranfverfe Fracture is moft frequent. TheLongitudinal happens much feldomer, and is more readily cured ; becaufe theFragments in this Cafe, generally keep in their right Places a. But when theBone is broke tranfverfly, and into many Pieces, the Cafe is ufually much moredangerous. For though the lower Part of the Bone keep in its Place, as beingnot annexed to any Mufcles •, yet the fuperior Part of the Bone is drawn upwards,by the very ftrong Mufcles to which it is joined, which makes it very difficult toreduce and retain. II. The Difcovery of this kind of Fracture, is ufually Matter of no great D

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