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A new instrument for the treatment of fractures of the lower extremity.

SMITH, Nathan Ryno (1797 – 1877) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Maryland & Virginia med. surg. J., 14, 1-5, 177-181. 1860 CE.

Smith devised an anterior or suspensatory splint for use in the treatment of fractures of the femur. The apparatus was heavily used during the U.S. Civil War and was especially valuable in treating compound fractures.

Facet Tags

United States
Military Medicine

Subjects

American (U.S.) CIVIL WAR MEDICINE ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Devices ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments › Fractures & Dislocations

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