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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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uence, unlefs theBones were fpeedily replaced. It is therefore the fafefl way to reduce the Luxa-tions in thefe Bones of the Foot, by the Method we before propofed for thofeof the Hands, and that with the greateffc Expedition. So when any of theBones in the Toes are diflocated, there is nothing more required than what wepropofed before in thofe of the Fingers. We are however, in the laft place, torecommend the Patient to reft quietly in his Bed for a fufficient time afterwards. TjI.x. ^n Explanation of the Tenth Table. Fig. I. Is a Sling which may be ufed to make an Extenfion in Luxations ofthe Head. See the Chapter on Luxations of the Head.• Fig. 2. Is another Sling, to retain the Patients Body firm in the fame Cafe. Fig. 3. Shews the molt commodious Method of reducing a recent Luxationof the Humerus. A Is the Patient, feated ready to undergo the Operation. B Is J/.lU /c ^/<7 .• / . ..^^ ^^. ^^^ c^^ 6LXfe^ ^1S5 ^ ^.<7- ■
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Chap. XII. Explanation of the Tenth Table. ly^^ B Is the AJfiftant that holds the Patient firm in his Seat. C Is the AJfiftant that extends the didocated Htimenis. 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 Ambe of Hippocrates, ufed for-merly to reduce Luxations of the Humerus: It confifts of the Fulcrum A A, towhich is faftened the moveable Leaver B C, joyned 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 Joynt C D, fome think this is preferable to the laft. A A is the Fulcrum, B C the Lever, to which the luxated Arm is faftened bythe three Ligatures E E E. D the Place where the Fulcrum and Lever are fa-ftened together by a moveable Joynt. When the end of the Lever B is prefTeddownwards, the luxated

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