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Elémens de pathologie chirurgicale. 5 vols.

Paris: Germer Baillière, 1844 –1859.

Nélaton was a great teacher and operator at the Hôpital St. Louis. He invented several surgical instruments. The description of “Nélaton’s tumor” of bone appears in vol.. 2, p. 46,  and on p. 441, “Nélaton’s line”.

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Entry Number#5597
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External URLelmens-de-pathologie-chirurgicale-5-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris

Mentioned in annotation: St. Louis, MO