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Ref NoRCSI/PAMP/0142z
Title'On the treatment of ununited fracture by means of artificial limbs, which combine the principle of pressure and motion at the seat of the fracture, and lead to the formation of an ensheathing callus, illustrated by the history of four cases of false joint in the femur, eight in the leg, and two in the humerus'
DescriptionWith eight woodcuts. Extracted from the American Journal of the Medical Sciences, January 1855.
LevelItem
AuthorSmith, Henry Hollingsworth (1815-1890)
Date1855
FormatPamphlet
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'On the treatment of ununited fracture by means of artificial limbs, which combine the principle of pressure and motion at the seat of the fracture, and lead to the formation of an ensheathing callus, illustrated by the history of four cases of false joint in the femur, eight in the leg, and two in the humerus'

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