Facets

1949 CE

#7128

The Texas City disaster; a survey of 3,000 casualties.

After ships anchored in Texas City exploded in 1947, injuring and burning some 3,000 persons, the Blockers published a survey of the casualties. For this and other research studies involving trauma and burns the Block…

1914 CE

#9585

The text book of chiropody: A treatise bearing upon all the elements of medicine, of surgery and of the kindred sciences having for its purpose the thorough education of those who wish to learn and to practise the scientific care of the human foot in health and in diseases. Comp

" ... the first modern chiropodial book. This voluminous work attempted to combine all chiropodial knowledge up to that date, with outline of the basic sciences and the teachings of other medical disciplines. It is an…

1977 CE

#3161.41

The top ten clinical advances in cardiovascular-pulmonary medicine and surgery 1945-1975. Final report. 2 vols.

1898 CE

#3604.2

The transplantation of the rectus muscle in certain cases of inguinal hernia in which the conjoined tendon is obliterated.

Bloodgood’s operation for inguinal hernia. See also Ann. Surg., 1919, 70, 81-88.

1960 CE

#13195

The transplantation of tissues and organs.

Contains an unusually extensive bibliography.

1923 CE

#11695

The transplantation of tissues. By Harold Neuhof with the collaboration of Samuel Hirshfeld.

Covers experimental and clinical transplantation with an extensive bibliography.

1905 CE

#3025.1

The transplantation of veins and organs.

Reports experimental heart transplantation in a dog. See also the earlier paper on pp. 284-5.

1887 CE

#2250.1

The treatment of burns.

Introduction of the open or exposure method for the treatment of burns.

1942 CE

#2261

The treatment of burns.

Contains some history of the subject and includes a valuable bibliography of 1,320 entries.

1901 CE

#5779

The treatment of cancer of the breast by öophorectomy and thyroid extract.

1931 CE

#4399

The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with the maggot (larva of the blow fly).

Larrey observed the therapeutic effect of maggots on wounds; W. S. Baer inaugurated the method of treating osteomyelitis by this means (“Baer therapy”).

1889 CE

#4861

The treatment of epilepsy.

Alexander was the first to attempt the treatment of epilepsy by surgical means. He removed the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1916 CE

#5644

The treatment of infected suppurating war wounds.

Introduction of “BIPP” in the treatment of wounds, an acronym for bismuth iodoform parafin paste.

1912 CE

#4883

The treatment of persistent pain of organic origin in the lower part of the body by division of the anterolateral column of the spinal cord.

Cordotomy for the relief of intractable pain.

1890 CE–1891 CE

#5776

The treatment of wounds with especial reference to the value of the blood clot in the management of dead spaces.

Halsted showed that optimum wound healing was most easily obtained by avoiding hematoma formation. Contains description of Halsted’s method of radical mastectomy – one of the greatest contributions ever ma…

1929 CE

#5761.1

The use and uses of large split skin grafts of intermediate thickness.

Split-skin grafts for covering large areas of granulating surfaces introduced.

1950 CE

#4405

The use of an artificial femoral head for arthroplasty of the hip joint.

Judet acrylic prosthesis.

1942 CE

#5724

The use of curare in general anesthesia.

Introduction of curare in anesthesia.

1942 CE

#4404.01

The use of preserved bone grafts in orthopaedic surgery.

These studies form the basis of the modern use of bone preserved by refrigeration.

1952 CE

#3047.3

The use of tubes constructed from Vinyon “N” cloth in bridging arterial defects.

Introduction of plastic material to repair arterial defects. Voorhees later abandoned this material in favour of Dacron. With A. Jaretzki and A. W. Blakemore.

1918 CE

#4477

The utilization of the muscles of a stump to actuate artificial limbs: cinematic amputations.

Putti developed and improved kineplastic surgery.

1986 CE

#12356

The veins. Edited by Harold Laufman.

Reprints classic papers, some translated into English for the first time, dealing with the surgical anatomy of the venous system, diagnostic tests for venous disease, varicose veins, and thromboembolic disease, among …

1905 CE

#3571

The vermiform appendix and its diseases. With 399 original illustrations, some in colors, and 3 lithographic plates.

The first comprehensive book on the pathology of the appendix. Many of the illustrations are by Max Brödel. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1916 CE

#4886

The wire gauze brain drain.

Mosher initiated the modern method of trephining and draining inflammatory processes of the brain.

1835 CE–1837 CE

#78

The works of John Hunter. With notes. Edited by J.F. Palmer. 4 vols. and atlas.

Hunter gave a great impetus to the study of morbid anatomy; he was the veritable founder of experimental and surgical pathology. He was responsible for the commencement of some of the greatest medical museums; the Hun…

2016 CE

#11794

The wounded brain healed: The golden age of the Montreal Neurological Institute, 1934–1984.

1828 CE

#4414.1

Theoretisch-praktische Handbuch der Lehre von den Bruchen und Verrenkungen der Knochen. 1 vol. and atlas.

The remarkable atlas accompanying this work illustrates in remarkable detail all of the various types of dressings, splints and apparatus used in the treatment of fractures at the time.

1610 CE

#5568

Thesaurus chirurgiae.

An anthology of 16th century writers; a good summary of the surgical knowledge of that period.

1960 CE

#12353

Thoracic surgery before the 20th century.

1989 CE

#12337

Thoracic surgery in Canada: A story of people, places, and events. The evolution of a surgical specialty.

1829 CE

#4454

Three cases in which the elbow-joint was successfully excised.

1912 CE–1913 CE

#4764

Thymektomie bei einem Fall von Morbus Basedowi mit Myasthenie.

Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Reported by C. H. Schumacher and – . Roth.

1918 CE

#4889

Tic douloureux and its treatment, with a review of the cases operated upon at the University Hospital in 1917.

Trigeminal nerve resection with conservation of the motor root, for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

1984 CE

#5766.7

Tissue expansion in soft-tissue reconstruction.

1579 CE

#1819.1

Tractado breve de anathomia y chirurgia.

Includes some of the first studies of the plants and botanic remedies of the New World. Second edition, Tractado breve de medicina (1592). This is an abridgement of manuscripts left in Mexico by Francisco Herná…

1518 CE

#4850.2

Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei.

The first separate treatise on head wounds and their surgical treatment. Berengario described several types of skull fractures and grouped the resulting lesions according to their symptoms, citing the relation between…

1825 CE

#13301

Traité d'anatomie chirurgicale, ou anatomie des régions, considérée dans ses rapports avec la chirurgie; ouvrage orné de quatorze planches représentant les principales régions du corps. 2 vols.

Some copies were issued with the plates hand-colored. Digital facsimile of a black & white copy from Google Books at this link.

1838 CE

#5594

Traité d’anatomie chirurgicale et de chirurgie expérimentale. 2 vols.

1829 CE–1833 CE

#2288

Traité d’anatomie pathologique. 2 vols. and atlas.

Includes a historical review of the subject from the time of the Ancient Egyptians to Corvisart, and a summary of the advances in pathology during the preceding 50 years. Vol. 2, pp. 553-600 deals with diseases of the…

1870 CE

#4425.1

Traité de l’immobilisation directe des fragments osseux dans les fractures.

First book devoted to the treatment of fractures by internal fixation.

1879 CE

#11626

Traité des corps étrangers en chirurgie. Voies naturelles pharynx et oesophage - estomac - intestin - rectum - voies respiratoire - organes génito-urinaires de l'homme et de la femme conduit auditif - fosses nasales - conduits glandulaires. Avec figures dans le texte, desinées par H. Dauphin.

A comprehensive treatise on an astounding variety of foreign bodies that surgeons had recorded removing from various and sometimes amazing parts of the body. Digital facsimile of the 1879 edition from Google Books at …

1847 CE–1855 CE

#4417

Traité des fractures et des luxations. 2 vols. and atlas.

This was Malgaigne’s greatest work. His description of bilateral vertical fracture of the pelvis (“Malgaigne’s fracture”) is in vol. 1, pp. 650-56. English translation of the first volume on fr…

1561 CE

#3574

Traité des hernies... et autres excellentes parties de chirurgie assavior de la pierre, des cataractes des yeux, & autres maladies...

Greatly expanded second edition, including Franco's operations for cataract and urinary calculi. Digital facsimile from BnF Gallica at this link.

1898 CE

#10269

Traité des maladies chirurgicales d'origine congénitale.

The first book entirely devoted to the surgical treatment of congenital abnormalities. The work also contains pp. 593-698 an exposition of Kirmisson's staged reduction of congenital dislocations of the hip, and discus…

1774 CE

#3357

Traité des maladies chirurgicales et des opérations qui leur conviennent. 3 vols.

Records (Vol, 1, pp. 153, 160) the first successful operation for mastoiditis, performed by Petit in 1736. “Petit’s hernia” and “triangle” described (vol. 2, pp. 256-58). (See also No. 33…

1831 CE

#9354

Traité des maladies cutanées des pieds, telles que cors, oignon, durillons, verrues, ongles, etc.

Probably the first book specifically on the skin diseases of the feet, including the functions and nature of the skin of the feet and the manner in which perspiration takes place in the feet. Nothing is known regardin…

1751 CE

#7490

Traité des maladies des os. 2 vols.

Contains a description of the eponymous "Duverney fracture" and the first full description of osteoporosis. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1854 CE

#5771

Traité des maladies du sein et de la région mammaire.

Velpeau was the leading French surgeon of the first half of the 19th century. His treatise on tumors of the breast, his best work, was the most important of its time on the subject. It includes a good account of hyper…

1867 CE

#4336.1

Traité expérimentale et clinique de la régenération des os. 2 vols.

Ollier pioneered research in bone allografting.

1859 CE

#5606

Traite pratique de la suppuration et du drainage chirurgical. 2 vols.

Chassaignac, who introduced india-rubber tubes to drain abscesses, put the whole subject of surgical drainage on a scientific and methodical footing.