Military surgeryJ. Churchill, 1863 - 255 pages |
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... pieces of cloth also occasionally produce serious injury . When a gun is loaded with small shot and fired close , it causes a severe lacerated wound , from being in a solid mass ; when fired at a greater distance it scatters , and is ...
... pieces of cloth also occasionally produce serious injury . When a gun is loaded with small shot and fired close , it causes a severe lacerated wound , from being in a solid mass ; when fired at a greater distance it scatters , and is ...
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... pieces of bone should be extracted , but not those that remain attached to the fracture ; they should be left until loosened by suppuration . The inflammation and sloughing which occur along the whole track of the ball are to be treated ...
... pieces of bone should be extracted , but not those that remain attached to the fracture ; they should be left until loosened by suppuration . The inflammation and sloughing which occur along the whole track of the ball are to be treated ...
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... pieces of depressed bone and elevate others . The fracture was such as would be produced by a ball . The dura mater looked inflamed , and was coated by a lymph - like matter . The head symptoms gradually disappeared , but a fungus rose ...
... pieces of depressed bone and elevate others . The fracture was such as would be produced by a ball . The dura mater looked inflamed , and was coated by a lymph - like matter . The head symptoms gradually disappeared , but a fungus rose ...
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... whole thickness of the skull ; the lambdoidal suture runs through its centre . The piece is composed of part of the occipital and part of the parietal bones . There are also two smaller portions ; one of them is of the NECROSIS . 21.
... whole thickness of the skull ; the lambdoidal suture runs through its centre . The piece is composed of part of the occipital and part of the parietal bones . There are also two smaller portions ; one of them is of the NECROSIS . 21.
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... pieces of bone appear to have been removed , but in none of the cases is there any evidence or even suspicion of trephining having been performed . After removing any loose or detached portions of bone , the expectant prophylactic ...
... pieces of bone appear to have been removed , but in none of the cases is there any evidence or even suspicion of trephining having been performed . After removing any loose or detached portions of bone , the expectant prophylactic ...
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abdomen abscess amputation anchylosis ankle-joint aperture appears artery ball entered blood brain caused cavity cent chest cicatrix clavicle cloth comminuted fracture compression contusion conveyance cranium Crimean Crimean war depressed diaphragm died discharge disease dooly dura mater Edition elbow-joint excision exit extravasation extremity fatal femur fingers flap forearm Fort Pitt grape shot gunshot fracture gunshot wounds hæmorrhage head healed healthy hospital humerus incision India inflammation inner side intestine invalided joint July knee-joint knife lacerated left side ligaments limb lodged lower third lung matter membrane middle third modified duty muscles musket ball necrosed opening operation pain parietal bone partial fracture passed patient performed pieces of bone portion of bone posterior Regiment Regiment.-Private removed resection ribs round shot scapula sent to duty shaft shoulder-joint skull spinous process splint stump superior extremity suppuration surface surgeon symptoms thigh tibia trephine trochanter ulna upper third wounded at Delhi
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