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Identifier: plasticsurgeryit00davi (find matches)
Title: Plastic surgery; its principles and practice
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Davis, John Staige, 1866-1933
Subjects: Surgery, Plastic
Publisher: Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's son & co
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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Pig. 794.—I. Finger stump four days after the accident, before application of the cellu-loid tube. 2. Finger ten and one-half months after the accident. The heaUng was com-plete in thirty days. The arrow indicates the injured finger. lacerated and spread apart, they are gathered together and held inplace by the tube. In cases seen after the granulations have started, every effort ismade to stimulate their s;rowth, and to train this growth alonsf the tube.
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I 2 3 Fig. 795.— I. Three days after the accident, note the clot. 2. End view of finger stump.3. Fourteen months after the accident. The wound was healed in thirty-five days. Thearrow indicates the injured finger. Any desired medication may be applied to the wound after thecelluloid is in place, either by pouring it into the tube, or by packing thetube with gauze. The dressing in this way comes in contact with thewound, and is confined by the tube. A loose gauze plug is then placedin the mouth of the tube, and over all a small dressing secured by a 668 PLASTIC SURGERY bandage. In order to give an idea of the types of cases treated, I willinclude a summary of the first 15 cases treated by this method. Summary.—Number: 15 cases, males, 13; females, 2. Ages: from 16 to 50 years. Color: white, 13; colored, 2. Occupation: operators on machines, 15. Etiology: all were injured by machines. Situation:right forefinger, 5; left forefinger, 4; right middle finger, 2; left middlefinger, 3; right
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