Facets

1828

#4414.1

Theoretisch-praktische Handbuch der Lehre von den Bruchen und Verrenkungen der Knochen. 1 vol. and atlas.

The remarkable atlas accompanying this work illustrates in remarkable detail all of the various types of dressings, splints and apparatus used in the treatment of fractures at the time.

1828

#5742

On an operation for the cure of natural fissure of the soft palate.

Operation in May 1824 – the first staphylorraphy in America – performed without direct knowledge of Roux’s operations. Nathan Smith (1762-1829) published an earlier paper on staphylorrhaphy in America: Am. med. Rev., …

1829 –1830

#4455

Removal of the arm, scapula and clavicle.

Records the first interscapulo-thoracic amputation, performed by Ralph Cuming (d. 1808), a naval surgeon, in 1808.

1829

#4454

Three cases in which the elbow-joint was successfully excised.

1829 –1833

#2288

Traité d’anatomie pathologique. 2 vols. and atlas.

Includes a historical review of the subject from the time of the Ancient Egyptians to Corvisart, and a summary of the advances in pathology during the preceding 50 years. Vol. 2, pp. 553-600 deals with diseases of the…

1829

#3438

Abcès développé dans le petit bassin.

“Dupuytren’s abscess” of the right iliac fossa.

1829

#3439

Traité théorique et pratique des maladies chirurgicales du canal intestinal. 2 vols.

Jobert, famous French surgeon, made his reputation on this book. He was at one time Consulting Physician to Louis XVIII.

1829 –1834

#5743

Chirurgische Erfahrungen besonders über die Wiederherstellung zerstörter Theile des menschlichen Körpers nach neuen Methoden. 3 vols. [in 4] and atlas.

Dieffenbach was Professor of Surgery in Berlin. He was a pioneer in the field of plastic and orthopedic surgery, performing tenotomy and skin-grafting successfully. English translation of the section on rhinoplasty, w…

1829

#5769

Illustrations of the diseases of the breast.

Includes one of the earliest descriptions of hyperplastic cystic disease of the breast, which Cooper referred to as “hydatid disease”.

1829 –1836

#5589.1

Clinique chirurgicale, exercée particulièrement dans les camps et les hôpitaux militaires depuis 1792 jusqu’en 1829. 5 vols. plus atlas to vols. 1-3, and atlas to vol. 5.

Larrey’s most comprehensive surgical treatise, and the only one of his works that is extensively illustrated. Many of the plates concern surgical pathology.

1830

#4456

Résection des os.

Among the French surgeons of the 19th century, Roux was second in importance only to Dupuytren. He performed staphylorrhaphy in 1819 and sutured the ruptured female peritoneum in 1832; he is also remembered on account…

1830

#4316

Some remarks on morbus coxarius, with an account of Dr. P. S. Physick’s method of treating this disease.

Randolph was the son-in-law of Philip Syng Physick. Physick’s method “consisted in the application of a carved splint, which would keep the limb strictly at rest, and prevent the least possible motion of the joint; an…

1830

#4316.1

The anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the bones and joints.

The first American treatise on orthopedics. In his autobiography Gross wrote that, “The title was unfortunate; it should have been A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations, with an account of the diseases of…

1830

#11150

Mémoire sur l'excision de la partie inférieure du rectum, devenue carcinomateuse.

“The first successful operation for rectal cancer was performed by Lisfranc in 1826. This consisted of excising the anus and rectum via the perineum, which resulted in the functional equivalent of a perineal colostomy…

1830

#11604

On the diseases and injuries of arteries, with the operations required for their cure.

"Guthrie's experiences during the Peinsular War enabled him to make considerable improvements in practical surgery. These included introducing the practice of ligaturing both ends of a divided artery.... Guthrie made …

1831

#4457

Treatise on the excision of diseased joints.

Syme, teacher and father-in-law of Lister, was one of the greatest of the Scottish surgeons. He is remembered for his method of amputation at the ankle (see No. 4459), for his speedy adoption of anesthesia and antisep…

1831

#1851

Recherches sur quelques combinaisons du chlore.

Soubeiran, like Liebig and Guthrie, discovered chloroform; it is difficult to determine who was first, as each may have allowed an interval of time to elapse between discovery and publication.

1831

#4317

De la rétraction des doigts par suite d’une affection de l’aponévrose palmaire, opération chirurgicale qui convient dans ce cas.

Dupuytren devised an operation for the treatment of contracture of the palmar fascia (“Dupuytren’s contracture”). Reprinted, with translation, in Med. Classics, 1939, 4, 127-50. The condition was first mentioned by Pl…

1831

#6358.1

Merkwürdige Fragilität der Knochen ohne dyskrasische Ursache als krankhafte Eigenthümlichkeit dreier Geschwister.

Axmann of Wertheim described osteogenesis imperfecta occurring in himself and his two brothers. He referred to the occurrence of articular dislocations and blue sclerotics. See also No. 6367.

1831

#9354

Traité des maladies cutanées des pieds, telles que cors, oignon, durillons, verrues, ongles, etc.

Probably the first book specifically on the skin diseases of the feet, including the functions and nature of the skin of the feet and the manner in which perspiration takes place in the feet. Nothing is known regardin…

1832

#1850

New mode of preparing a spirituous solution of chloric ether.

Guthrie in America, Liebig in Germany, and Soubeiran in France discovered chloroform independently of one another. Guthrie discovered the modern method of making chloroform by distilling alcohol with chlorinated lime.…

1832

#1852

Ueber die Verbindungen, welche durch die Einwirkung des Chlors auf Alkohol, Aether, ölbildenes Gas und Essiggeist entstehen.

Discovery, in 1831, of chloroform and chloral. Independently chloroform was discovered by Souberian and by Guthrie.

1832

#1853

Nouvelles observations sur les principaux produits de l’opium.

Isolation of codeine.

1832 –1834

#2247

Leçons orales de clinique chirurgicale. 4 vols.

Dupuytren was born in poverty and died a millionaire. He became the best surgeon of his time in France. He was a “shrewd diagnostician, an operator of unrivaled aplomb, a wonderful clinical teacher, and a good experim…

1832

#5592

Nouveaux éléments de médecine opératoire. 3 vols. and atlas.

In its time this was the most comprehensive work on operative surgery in France; it contains some useful historical information. The first English translation appeared in New York, 1835. The atlas for that edition was…

1832

#14180

Traité theorique et pratique de la ligature des artères.

Manec was head of anatomy at the Facultè de Médecine de Paris and a surgeon at the Salpetrière. He wrote text of his atlas on ligations of arteries in the first person based upon his experience performing the operatio…

1833

#3586

A memoir on the advantages and practicability of dividing the stricture in strangulated hernia on the outside of the sac.

Introduction of the principle of dividing a stricture outside the sac in cases of strangulated hernia.

1833

#2953

Case of aneurism of the right subclavian artery, in which that vessel was tied within the scaleni muscles.

In his day Mott was the ablest exponent of vascular surgery in the U.S.A. This was the first attempt in America to ligate the subclavian within the scaleni muscles. The procedure had been tried at least twice previous…

1833

#4320

Die Durchschneidung der Achillessehne, als Heilmethode des Klumpfusses, durch zwei Fälle erläutert.

Successful tenotomy for clubfoot established the reputation of Stromeyer as an orthopedic surgeon.

1833

#13149

Hunterian reminiscences; being the substance of a course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery, delivered by the late John Hunter, in the year 1785: Taken in short-hand, and afterwards fairly transcribed by the late James Parkinson ... Edited by his son, J.W.K. Parkinson ..., by whom are appended illustrative notes.

Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link.

1834

#4319

Aufsätze und Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Medizin, Chirurgie und Staatsarzneikunde. 1, 196.

First description of “Rust’s disease” – tuberculous spondylitis of the cervical vertebrae.

1834

#4167

On the anatomy and diseases of the neck of the bladder, and of the urethra.

Guthrie was the first to describe non-prostatic obstruction at the neck of the bladder. On p. 252 of the above work is an account of Guthrie’s prostatic catheter for use in trans-urethral prostatectomy.

1834

#5591

Manuel de médecine opératoire.

Malgaigne was a brilliant lecturer, notable also as a historian of medieval surgery. His Manuel was an important work on operative surgery, and was translated into English, German, Italian, and Arabic.

1834

#10024

The anatomy and surgery of inguinal and femoral hernia.

Published in the same large folio format as Tuson's Myology (1828), this was the largest work on hernia ever published with multiple hand-colored. lift-up flats on three plates.

1835 –1837

#78

The works of John Hunter. With notes. Edited by J.F. Palmer. 4 vols. and atlas.

Hunter gave a great impetus to the study of morbid anatomy; he was the veritable founder of experimental and surgical pathology. He was responsible for the commencement of some of the greatest medical museums; the Hun…

1835

#3440

Lectures on diseases of the rectum. III. Preternatural contraction of the sphincter ani.

“Brodie’s pile”. Reprinted in Medical Classics, 1938, 2, 929-40.

1835

#3440.1

A case of introsussception in which an operation was successfully resorted to…in December, 1831.

First operation for intussusception in the United States, performed in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The patient was a negro slave; the operation was a complete success. Reported by Wilson’s pupil, W.W. Thompson.

1836

#3763

Commentatio de splenis hypertrophia et historia extirpationis splenis hypertrophici cum fortuna adversa.

While most people in Germany still considered splenectomy beyond the bounds of possibility, Quittenbaum performed the operation in 1829, establishing it as a surgical procedure.

1836

#2954

Case of a femoral aneurism, for which the external iliac artery was tied, with an account of the preparation of the limb, dissected at the extirpation of eighteen years.

The artery was tied in 1808, and the patient died in 1826.

1836

#2955

Account of the first successful operation, performed on the carotid artery, for aneurism, in the year 1808; with the post-mortem examination in 1821.

See No. 2929.

1836

#2956

Some experiments and observations on tying the carotid and vertebral arteries, and the pneumo-gastric, phrenic, and sympathetic nerves.

1836

#2957

Femoral aneurism successfully treated by a ligature of the external iliac artery.

Successful ligation of external iliac artery for femoral aneurysm, 1822.

1836

#3441

Glückliche Heilung nach Ausscheidung eines Theiles des Darms und Netzes.

First account of a resection in which Lembert’s suture was successfully employed.

1836

#5743.1

Autoplastie, ou restauration des parties du corps, qui ont été détruites, à la faveur d’un emprunt fait à d’autres parties plus ou mains éloigneés.

The first treatise on plastic surgery in general, criticised by Zeis (No. 5743.4) for its bias against the achievements of German surgeons. This is the first commerical edition. The work was published slightly earlier…

1837

#3328

Practical surgery.

In his day Liston was the most dexterous and resourceful surgeon in the British Isles. He was the first in the country to remove the scapula and the first – on 21 Dec. 1846 – to perform a major operation with the aid …

1837

#2958

A case of aneurism of either the ischiatic or gluteal artery, in which the right internal iliac artery was successfully tied.

Second successful reported ligation of the internal iliac artery in the United States.

1837

#3441.1

A treatise on the malformations, injuries and diseases of the rectum and anus. Text and atlas.

The first American treatise on colon–rectal surgery.

1837

#5743.2

Case of deformity of the mouth, from a burn, successfully treated by Dieffenbach’s method.

Mutter was probably the first in America to perform plastic operations to correct deformities.

1837

#5743.3

Rhinoplastic operation.

The first rhinoplasty reported in the United States. For this Warren used the Hindu method, grafting the flap from the forehead of the patient. Warren reported the first use of the Italian or Tagliacotian method (graf…

1837

#5850.1

An inquiry into the possibility of transplanting the cornea, with the view of relieving blindness…

Bigger, a Dublin surgeon, successfully grafted a cornea of one gazelle onto that of another. According to this paper, he first performed this operation in 1835 while he was “a prisoner with a Nomadic tribe of Arabs, a…