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An account of Mr. Hunter’s method of performing the operation for the popliteal aneurism.
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London Medical Journal, 7, 391-406. 1786 CE.
First description of John Hunter’s method of treating popliteal aneurysm. This consisted in a single ligature of the artery at a distance high in the healthy tissues. Recorded by his brother-in law. See also Trans. Soc. Improve. med. Knowl.,1793, 1,138. Reprinted in Medical Classics, 1940, 4,449-57.
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