Operative Pediatric Surgery

Operative Surgery

Operative Surgery

In the great majority of books on operative surgery all the known methods are described and but little attempt is made clearly to indicate the best method according to the experience of the author. In this book which covers the whole range of operative surgery, exclusive of gynaecology, Dr. Horsley only describes in detail the techniques, which in view of his experience he deems best, thus cons...

Operative Surgery

In our notice of the first two volumes of this work we commented on its general plan and scope, which limits it entirely to a description of operative technique and disarms criticism of omissions by the statement that only the common operations are dealt with. In our opinion the author would have done better to have given us the benefit of his own personal experience, instead of compiling an en...

Operative Surgery

are performing operations on the cadaver." We are aware of the difficulties in carrying out this intention, but a perusal of the book leaves some dissatisfaction from both points of view. The illustrations number over 200, and are generally good and clear, but fig. 196 is anatomically incorrect in several particulars, and fig. 199 does not correspond with the description in the text. There are ...

Operative Pediatric Orthopaedics

The rate at which the field of internal medicine is advancing certainly necessitates a text that is both complete and up to date. While there are many such texts on the market, The Textbook of Internal Medicine seems to be a refreshing new addition to the ones available. Its depth of coverage and novel style will most certainly allow it to find a niche in an environment heavily populated by int...