The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 103
as racks or fasten- ings, to which the wires may be attached in fistulous operations. With my labial retractor and speculum, the ultimatum of reaching the interior of the vagina does seem to be attained. I have used these instru- ments frequently iu the presence of physicians, and, in every… … The figure requires no explanation, except that the spring of the bow or bend must be sufficiently strong to keep the labia apart. A spring, with
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