This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...oblique undivided. Whatever the truth may be, we have in the excision of the veins a distinct contradiction to transplanting the vas deferens, and thus far we have had no reason to believe that the results would have been better if the vas deferens had been trans Fig. 1333.--Operation for the radical ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...oblique undivided. Whatever the truth may be, we have in the excision of the veins a distinct contradiction to transplanting the vas deferens, and thus far we have had no reason to believe that the results would have been better if the vas deferens had been trans Fig. 1333.--Operation for the radical euro of inguinal hemia, Bloodgood's modification of Halsted's method. Cord removed so as not to obscure demonstration, a, a. Divided borders of internal oblique muscle, b, b'. Ends of resected cord. planted, as was our custom for several years, to the outer angle of the canal. We may finally discover that the transplantation of the cord, which Bassini and at one time we considered not only so important, but perhaps the principal feature of the operation, is after all harmful rather than helpful. In over 75 per cent of the cases we have utilized the crcmaster muscle, which we formerly cut away. This muscle unaided has frequently made such a complete and strong-looking closure that we have felt that the hernia would he well cured if the operation were abandoned at this stage. The closure with the cremaster seems almost ideal in some cases, it being Fig. 1334.--Operation for the radical cure of inguinal hernia, P.loodgood's modification of Halsted's method. The transplanted border of the rectus united to Poupart's ligament, showing slight change in the direction of its fibers. so true to one of the great principles of this class of surgery--there is no tension." Bloodgood discovered that we had a certain percentage of recurrences in the lower angle of the wound, and devised an operation to remedy this. It is only in a small proportion of cases that we find it necessary to transplant a portion of the rectus muscle." Bloodgood's...
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