The Principles Of Surgery - Softcover

James Syme

9780371428177: The Principles Of Surgery

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ISBN 10: 0371428173 ISBN 13: 9780371428177

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

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The Principles Of Surgery by James Syme. This volume collects the front matter and editorial apparatus for an 1866 American edition of James Syme’s The Principles Of Surgery, followed by the opening chapters. Editor Donald Maclean assembles Syme’s principal treatises and appendices, plus clinical observations, and assumes responsibility for the compilation. Prefaces emphasize that medical training should balance deep knowledge with practical judgment, and they situate surgery within a framework of principles rather than rote memorization. The contents outline Part I as The Principles Of Surgery, followed by specialized treatises (e.g., Stricture of the Urethra, Diseases of the Rectum, Excision of Joints) and extensive clinical notes. Core themes include a biopsychosocial view of disease in which inflammation is a central, cross-cutting process that disrupts structure and triggers reparative actions; the surgeon’s task to modulate these reparative processes to favor healing with minimal lasting damage; and an early emphasis on the blood-vascular basis of inflammation and systemic responses. Chapter I (Inflammation) covers the nature of inflammation, symptoms, functional and nutritive derangements, constitutional disturbance, causes, healing terms, and treatment concepts; Chapters II–VI outline Mortification, Effusion, Absorption, Granulation, and Suppuration, with a practical tone that stresses understanding biology to guide stage-appropriate interventions and a methodical approach to wound healing and surgical decision-making. In short, Part I lays the foundational theory of tissue injury and repair that shapes subsequent pathology and early wound-management principles.

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