Amputation of the entire upper extremity (including the scapula and clavicle), and of the arm at the shoulder-joint : with especial reference to methods of controlling hemorrhage, with a report of one case of the former amputation and four of the latter / by W.W. Keen.

  • William Williams Keen
Date:
1894
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Credit: Amputation of the entire upper extremity (including the scapula and clavicle), and of the arm at the shoulder-joint : with especial reference to methods of controlling hemorrhage, with a report of one case of the former amputation and four of the latter / by W.W. Keen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    at a much earlier period. I had myself boiled the silk for an hour before the operation. The patient was sent home to-day (twenty-fifth day) with the second- ary opening over the subclavian vein almost closed, the rest of the wound Fig. 19. entirely well. The photograph (Fig. 19) shows the result. The scar has faded to a marked extent. Dr. Coplin reports that the growth is a myeloid sarcoma. May 10, 1894. The patient remains in good health, and is attending college.
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