A System Of Surgery :Theoretical And Practical - Softcover

Timothy Holmes

9780461349337: A System Of Surgery :Theoretical And Practical

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ISBN 10: 0461349337 ISBN 13: 9780461349337

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

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A System Of Surgery :Theoretical And Practical by Timothy Holmes. This excerpt spans three broad domains of Victorian surgical knowledge: regional vascular surgery and aneurysm management; disorders of the muscular and tendinous systems; and orthopedic deformities, including congenital club-foot and its correction. In vascular topics, the work surveys carotid ligature strategies, approaches to lingual and thyroid branches, and management of lower-extremity, abdominal, and iliac aneurysms, weighing nonoperative measures against ligature or amputation and noting risks to adjacent structures. The muscular-tendinous material covers rupture, progressive atrophy (including Duchenne-type myopathies), syphilitic changes, ossification and tumours of muscle, tendon repair principles, bursae treatment, and related inflammations. The orthopedic section outlines the pathophysiology and grading of club-foot, the role of tendon division and mechanical extension, and the likelihood of relapse, emphasizing diagnostic precision and careful technique. The text as a whole illustrates a 19th-century medical treatise balancing operative risk with functional gain, and guiding decision-making through anatomy, pathology, and practical experience.

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