A treatise on the injuries, diseases, and the distortions of the spine : founded on an essay to which the Jacksonian Prize, for the year 1826, was adjudged by the Royal College of Surgeons / by R.A. Stafford.

  • Stafford, R. A.
Date:
1832
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Credit: A treatise on the injuries, diseases, and the distortions of the spine : founded on an essay to which the Jacksonian Prize, for the year 1826, was adjudged by the Royal College of Surgeons / by R.A. Stafford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Pane Anomalous Formations of the Spinal Marrow—Spina Bifida —its Diagnosis — Symptoms — Combinations — Seat of the Disease—the Cause—Structure of the Parietes of the Tumor—Analysis of the Contents of the Tumor— Distribution of the Nerves—Prognosis — Treatment — Palliative Remedy—Radical Cure—the Mode by which the Radical Cure is effected—Spontaneous Cure—Cases 1 CHAPTER II. Concussion. Diagnosis — Symptoms — Prognosis—Treat- ment—Cases—Morbid Appearances 57 CHAPTER III. On Fractures and Dislocations of the Spine. The Varieties of Fracture—The Injury done to the Medulla—