The Impress of American Surgery Upon Surgical Practice

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Excerpt from The Impress of American Surgery Upon Surgical Practice: An Address Introductory to the Sixtieth Course of Lectures in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, Delivered September 30th, 1884Coccygectomy, or excision of the coccyx, for ih tractable neuralgia of that bone, was first performed by Dr. J. C. Nott, of Mobile, in 1832, with the effect of affording permanent relief. Dr. W. A. Mcdowell, of Fincastle, Virginia, in 1827, successfully removed about seven inches of the sixth and seventh ribs of a scrofulous female, detaching them at their articulation with the spine. The operation, which was a sub periosteal one, is the only one of its kind, so far asi know, on record.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.