Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

The mechanics of surgery.

TRUAX, Charles (1852 – 1918)

Chicago, IL: Charles Truax & Co., 1899.

An encyclopedic work that described illustrated and analysed the entire range of instrumentation employed in medical and surgical practice at the end of the 19th century. Reprinted with introduction by James M. Edmonson: San Francisco, Norman Publishing, 1988.

Facet Tags

Surgery & Anesthesia
Instruments & Devices

Subjects

INSTRUMENTS & TECHNOLOGIES › Medical Instruments INSTRUMENTS & TECHNOLOGIES › Surgical Instruments SURGERY: General

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#2680.01
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/3563
External URL	the-mechanics-of-surgery

Geographic Context

Publication place: Chicago, IL

Mentioned in annotation: San Francisco, CA