A treatise on the etiology, pathology, and treatment of congenital dislocations of the head of the femur / by John Murray Carnochan.

  • Carnochan, J. M. (John Murray), 1817-1887.
Date:
1850
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the etiology, pathology, and treatment of congenital dislocations of the head of the femur / by John Murray Carnochan. 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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    PREFACE. A Science is progressive, and it is necessary to keep pace with its rapid advancement. The department of Surgery occupies an extensive domain ; its beneficial influence upon mankind is universally acknow- ledged, and its professors now hold a prominent rank in the great intellectual arena of the world. The more correct and definite knowledge derived, in more modern times, from a better directed and closer study of Ana- tomy, Physiology, and Pathology, has led to vast improvements, and given, among others, a new impetus to what may be termed curative and conservative surgery. The progress of this department of science, in its intimate connection with the great interests of the human race, demands of the surgeon of the present day, not only the ability of per- forming dexterously a complicated operation, but chiefly a profound knowledge of the various pathological conditions to which the human organism is liable. Without this knowledge, a correct discrimination among the various morbid affections of the body cannot be attained; the diagnosis must be uncer- tain for want oi reliable data for its basis, nor can remedial measures be adopted intelligently or judiciously. From the increased light now shed upon Surgical Pathology,