Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 660
ing left alone or treated with braces, which at best coulddo little more than prevent increase in deformity. When the operation wasperformed on the bone, it was then divided, usually with a saw. The opera-tion nowadays for this condition is what is called subcutaneous osteotomy;that is, the wound… … 622 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY are made straight every year which a generation ago could not have beensafely touched. Amputations. — The first successful amputation at the hip joint, for eitherinjury or disease, in the United States, was done in 1806 by Dr. Brasheur;the next was not…
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