The Principles of Surgery: as They Relate to Wounds, Ulcers, Fistul?, Aneurisms, Wounded Arteries, Fractures of the Limbs, Tumors, the Operations of Trepan and Lithotomy. Also of the Duties of the Military and Hospital Surgeon

John Bell

ISBN 10: 0371890381 / ISBN 13: 9780371890387

Published by HardPress

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• Title: The Principles of Surgery: as They Relate to Wounds, Ulcers, Fistul?, Aneurisms, Wounded Arteries, Fractures of the Limbs, Tumors, the Operations of Trepan and Lithotomy. Also of the Duties of the Military and Hospital Surgeon
• Publisher: HardPress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371890381
• ISBN 13: 9780371890387
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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The Principles Of Surgery: As They Relate To Wounds, Ulcers, Fistulæ, Aneurisms, Wounded Arteries, Fractures Of The Limbs, Tumors, The Operations Of Trepan And Lithotomy. Also Of The Duties Of The Military And Hospital Surgeon by John Bell offers a historical medical treatise that argues anatomy and the natural tendency for wounded surfaces to adhere form the foundation of sound surgical practice. It traces a shift from brutal, habit?driven methods (tents, secret dressings, sympathetic cures) to a rational doctrine of immediate adhesion (first intention healing) and careful management of wounds, bands, and inflammation. The work surveys early modern procedures, critiques past abuses, and highlights figures such as Hunter and the London school in promoting modern principles. It presents adhesion as a universal property of living tissues, discusses suturing techniques (interrupted, continued, hare-lip, quilled, and restrictive sutures), adhesive plasters, and bandages, and lays out rules for wound reunion by wound type. It also covers management of ill?conditioned wounds, abscesses, draining strategies, hospital duties, and a practical, anatomy?based approach to surgery.