Author: John van R. Hoff

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-19

Total Pages: 766

ISBN-13: 9780483398023

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Excerpt from The Military Surgeon, Vol. 43: Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States; July, 1918 We can also appreciate more fully the necessity Of the utmost care in treatment to preclude delays and reverses in the course Of repair Of every fracture coming into our hands. There is no other type Of wound which requires a longer time to repair before the soldier can be returned as a fighting man, and few others more liable to render him permanently noneffective. In addition to the classical causes Of delayed union, such as syphilis, scurvy, mal-position, interposition Of soft parts, infection and interference with circulation, we have to consider the loss Of substance, either from primary trauma by shell fragments or from Operative procedures, the necrosis Of poorly nourished fragments. And the destruction Of nerve supply. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Military Surgeon, Vol. 43 written by John van R. Hoff and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Military Surgeon, Vol. 43: Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States; July, 1918 We can also appreciate more fully the necessity Of the utmost care in treatment to preclude delays and reverses in the course Of repair Of every fracture coming into our hands. There is no other type Of wound which requires a longer time to repair before the soldier can be returned as a fighting man, and few others more liable to render him permanently noneffective. In addition to the classical causes Of delayed union, such as syphilis, scurvy, mal-position, interposition Of soft parts, infection and interference with circulation, we have to consider the loss Of substance, either from primary trauma by shell fragments or from Operative procedures, the necrosis Of poorly nourished fragments. And the destruction Of nerve supply. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.