Manual of the principles and practice of operative surgery / by Stephen Smith.

  • Stephen Smith
Date:
1881
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Credit: Manual of the principles and practice of operative surgery / by Stephen Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    obviously correct, or are sanctioned by the weight of responsible names. (3.) In order to economize space, the opinions, and, as far as practicable, the language of writers, have been incorporated into a condensed, uniform text, due credit being given by marginal ref- erences to the names of authors. The larger type is designed to embody the principles and practice now established by authority, whilst the smaller type is employed for explanatory or su])plemental matter. In the general treatment of subjects something more has been attempted than to give the mere formal details of operations. Forty years ago, the author ^ of the most popular and useful manual of operative surgery ever issued, remarked in the preface, that such a treatise, to satisfy all the requirements of the age, should for each operation discuss indications, exactly study the surgical anatomy, review all the proceedings, and after mature examination and judi- cious choice of the best, describe the manipulation with all the neces- sary details, point out the different methods of dressing, give a sta- tistical account of successes and failures, and, finally, in autopsies seek the causes of death in fatal cases. Although it is quite im- possible, in the limited space of a manual, to discuss these and the many new questions relating to operations, yet the suggestions of that eminent author have been constantly borne in mind, and as far as practicable followed. No stereotyped method of treating sub- jects has been pursued, but each has been considered in such man- ner as seemed best adapted to present all necessary facts in the most available form for the practitioner. The illustrations, though ordinary in kind, form an important fea- ture of the work. They were selected for the purpose of illustrating special features in each case, and only such parts have been used as were essential for that object. They have been derived from many sources, as from the former work, from works on surgery, medical periodicals, and from manufacturers of instruments.^ A large num- ber were specially drawn for the work, some of which are original studies of the artist.^ Due credit is given, as far as possible, to the source from which each was derived. 1 J. F. Malgaigne. 2 Tiemann & Co.; Reynders & Co.; Codman & Shurtleff. 3 W. C. W. Glazier, M. D.