The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 23
Morton, Amputation at the Hip- Joint. 21 1866.] at the hip-joint, the great danger to be apprehended is excessive hemor- rhage, the incisions being made so high up that no tourniquet can be applied or pressure of the artery in the groin trusted to."1 The abdominal compressor, Fig. 3, an instrument… … gery. Prior to its being applied the pa- tient should be rolled upon his right side, in order that the intestines may be withdrawn as much as possible out of the way, so as to allow the pad and roller of bandage attached, an important addition to the instrument by Dr. Pancoast, to rest more…
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