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Title: A text book of operative surgery and surgical anatomy
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Bernard, Claude, 1813-1878 Huette, Ch. (Charles) Norton, Arthur T. (Arthur Trehern), 1841-1912
Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Surgical Procedures, Operative Surgical Instruments Surgical Equipment
Publisher: London : Baillière, Tindall, and Cox
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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um 331 LXXIV. Operation for Varicocele - - - 334LXXV. Operations on the Bladder and Urethra 337 LXXVI. Continuation of Operations upon THE Bladder and Urethra - - 339LXXYII. False Passages.—Steictuee of Ure-thra. — Plastic Operations. — En-largement OP Meatus.—Fixing In-struments isr Urethra - - - 347LXXYIII. Catheteeism and Lithotrity - - 355 X LIST OF PLATES. PLATE PAGE LXXIX. SuEGicAL Anatomy of the Peeineum. —Lithotomy 361 LXXX. SuPEA-Pubic oe • high Opeeation FOE Lithotomy 370 LXXXI. Opeeations peactised on the Genital Oegans of Women - - - - 874LXXXTI. Opeeations involving the Genital Appaeatus peopeely so called - 387LXXXIII. Opeeations applicable to the teeat-mbnt of Uteeine Polypi and Peo-lapse of the womb - - - - 400LXXXIV. Opeeations on the Ceevix Uteei and OVAEIES 409 LXXXV. Obsteteical Opeeations.—Peematuee Aetificial Deliveey - - - - 420LXXXVI. C^SAEiAN Section.—Symphyseotomy - 424 LXXXVII. Tenotomy 428 LXXXVIIL Clubfoot.—Section of Tendo-Achillis 434 ^
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J OPERATIVE SUEGEEY. PLATE I. METHODS OF HOLDING THE BISTOURY. There may be said to be three principal methods of holding thebistoury, each of which may be subdivided into two varieties. First Position (Figs. 1 and 2), Fh^mness and Strength.—Thehandle of the bistoury is held like a table knife, with the edge ofthe knife turned downwards, and the index finger extended uponthe back of the blade (Fig. 1) ; or with the edge turned upwards,and the index finger placed on the side of the blade close to itsjunction with the handle (Fig. 2). Second Position (Figs. 3 and 4), Lightness and Precision.—Thebistoury is held like a pen, with the edge turned downwards(Fig. 3), or upwards (Fig. 4). Third Position (Figs. 5 and 6), Nicety and Precaution.—Thebistoury is held like the bow of a violin, with the handle of theinstrument held forwards, the blade backwards, and the cuttingedge upwards (Fig. 5), or else with the handle backwards, theblade forwards, and the edge downwards (Fig. 6). INCISION

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