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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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Chap. XII. Explanation of the Tenth Table. . 175 B Is the AJfiftant that holds the Patient firm in his Seat. C Is the Ajfijiant that extends the diflocated Humerus. D The Surgeon, reducing the diflocated Humerus. E A Napkin, whereby the Surgeon elevates the Arm in order to its Reduction-. Fig. 4. Is a Machine commonly called the A-mbe of Hippocrates, ufed for- ,merly to reduce Luxations of the Humerus: It confifts of the Fulcrum A A, to•which is laftened the moveable Lever B C, joined to each other by a fort ofmoveable Articulation D. Fig. 5 Shews how the former Inftrument is to be applied to a Luxation ofthe Humerus. There is fome Difference between the Structure of this and theformer, at the Joint C D, fome think this is preferable to the lift. A A is the Fulcrum, B C the Lever, to which the luxated Arm is fattened bythe three Ligatures E E E. D the Place where the Fulcrum and Lever are fa-ttened together by a moveable Joint. When the end of the Lever B is preffeddownwards, the lu

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