Result of the operation, publicly performed, in order to refute or to confirm the principle of surgical operation proposed by Mr. Walker / [Alexander Walker].

  • Alexander Walker
Date:
1808
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Credit: Result of the operation, publicly performed, in order to refute or to confirm the principle of surgical operation proposed by Mr. Walker / [Alexander Walker]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is ever in the same situation, so invariably, #/ia#, my young-* est pupil do not, &w means of it, cm# 7iearer to any artery, a# incision, #/iaM am/ ojf these gentlemen who object to it can7 without it, a# two; or if one of these gentlemen themselves do not, #>2/ means of it, cut nearer to any artery at one inci¬ sion than another of them cany without it, a# #o)o y or #/*, in fine, the same gentleman do not, 62/ means of it, cm# nearer to any artery, a# ore incision, than he himself can, without it, at two—2/ #/22*s Z)e mo# the case, / grant that the principle shall be deemed a bad one. Surely there can be no deception in this. But to make the proposition a specific one, / aw willing to repeat the operation, cdcm in Dr. Thomson's lecture-room, or ar?/ day and at any hour he may appoint, art/ or a subject in every way entire and obtained by himself, and, (/' I Jo mo#, simply by theseprecise measurements ,perfor ate, a# ore incision, a deep-seated artery, while he, without them, is half an inch dis¬ tant from it, I shall abandon the principle, art/ either I shall then be refuted^ or he shall regret the assertion.) which he publicly and unauthorisedly ventured to make, #/?a# the principle had. been tried and had failed. Surely nothing can be fairer than t #A#s y and 710 man of honour) who presumes to make any as¬ sertion upon the subject, will refuse to abide by it. II. Others have objected, #7ia# I /e## #7je injected artery through the integuments) and the objection is perfectly con¬ sistent with the great anatomical skill of those who make it. 1 have a very short answer to it. ... In the above mentioned public tried) I am willing that Dr Thomso7i should have the advantage of feeling the subclavian artery through the into- < guments above the clavicle ! and that I should be deprived oj' that advantage, 2# being fortunately one of which 1 shall 7iot feel the loss, as / should no more have dreamed of availing jnyself of that than of feeling the pulmonary artery through the sides of the thorax. I rejoice) however, #/W SMc7i a disco-
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