Practical observations in surgery : illustrated with cases / by William Hey, Esq. F.R.S., member of the Royal College of Surgeons, in London.

  • Hey, William, 1736-1819.
Date:
1803
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Credit: Practical observations in surgery : illustrated with cases / by William Hey, Esq. F.R.S., member of the Royal College of Surgeons, in London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    all the toes, which were now rendered ufe~ lefs, and fuggefted a method of finhhing the operation which proved highly advantageous to the patient. Having differed out the metatarfal bones, and removed the toes, by a tranfverfe incifion made at their jun&ion with the metatarfal bones; I elevated the Integuments and mufcles forming the fole of the foot, and applied their extreme edge (where I had cut off the toes) to the edge of the wound made through the integuments and mufcles on the upper part of the foot. The1 parts were retained in contact by fu- tures. There was a confiderable difcharge from the wound during the firft week ; but a firm union afterwards took place, and a part of the foot, four inches and a half in length, remained completely covered by tfhQ natural integuments. How far this mutilated foot was capable of performing the functions of a natural one* I cannot tell, as the poor girl was lame of that extremity from other caufes. CASE II, In the year ] 799, I had an opportunity of repeating this operation, and found it to anfwer perfectly my expe&atioqs*