Practical observations upon amputation, and the after-treatment.

  • Alanson, Edward, 1747-1823.
Date:
1779
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Practical observations upon amputation, and the after-treatment. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Likewile, as the Cicatrix is fo fmall, vk. only a Ample Line drawn acrofs the Face of the Stump, the Parts are fooner capable of bear¬ ing the requilite Preffure from the Ufe of a wooden Leg, and are not fo liable to break oyt again, as in thofe Cafes where the Ope¬ ration has been praflifed in the ufual Man¬ ner, in which there is a larger Generation of new Fiefh and Skin, which will remain ten¬ der for a much longer Space of Time. PART t