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FERGUSSON, Sir William (1808 – 1877)

FERGUSSON, Sir William (1808 – 1877)

1808 – 1877

4 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Barraud & Jerrard, Photographers · The Medical profession in all countries containing photographic portraits from life v. 1, no. 14. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1873. Downloaded from ihm.nlm.nih.gov · Public domain

1842 –1843

#4323.1

Excision of a portion of the scapula.

First description of operation for partial excision of scapula.

1842

#5596

A system of practical surgery.

Fergusson was the founder of conservative surgery. He was surgeon of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, before being appointed to the chair of surgery at King’s College Hospital, London, a position to which he was succee…

1857

#6043

System of practical surgery. 4th ed.

Fergusson’s vaginal speculum is described on p. 724.

1867

#5793

Lectures on the progress of anatomy and surgery during the present century.