A Textbook of Fractures and Dislocations

. There are many good things in this volume, but there 's one maxim which we wish could be posted up in every hospital and dispensary. It is "Treat fractures at once with as much respect and rapidity as the acutely inflamed appendix." It would save much suffering and the not uncommon reproach of a malunited fracture. The opening chapter deals with general principles in the treatment of fractures, and includes a very excellent description of dressings and splints. The following chapter deals with the operative treatment of fractures The views expressed on this last subject will commend themselves to all surgeons who have had much experience of fracture treatment. They probably will not commend themselves to the strong opponents of operative treat-