Surgery, its principles and practice,

"The first six volumes of this work recorded the progress of Surgery down to 1913. Then came the Great War ... Hence, immediately after the Armistice ... I began to assemble a full staff of experts, whose work appears in Volumes VII and VIII."--Preface, v.7, 1921.

"The five volumes originally contemplated in this System of Surgery were published between 1906 and 1909. Although the time that has elapsed since the publication of even the first volume, seven years, ..."--Preface, v. 6, 1913.

Volume 1 was published in 1906; v.2 in 1907; v.3-4 in 1908; v.5 in 1909; v.6 in 1913; v.7-8 in 1921.

Vols. 4-5 edited by William Williams Keen and John Chalmers Da Costa.

Contains bibliographies.

v. 1. History; surgical physiology; surgical pathology; infections; tumors; wounds.--v. 2 Bones; joints; fractures; dislocations, orthopedics; muscles; lymphatics skin; nerves; spine.--v. 3. Head; neck; thorax; esophagus; abdominal wall; peritoneum; stomach; liver; spleen; pancreas.--v. 4 Intestines; rectum; herina; genito-urinary organs; eye; ear; military, naval, tropical surgery.--v. 5 Vascular; gynecology; anesthesia; X-rays; operative & plastic; infections; leagl pathologic relations; hospital organization.--v. 6 The newest surgery; general index to complete works. vols. I-VI.--v. 7. Supplementary volume. General: military; naval; technic; fractures; spine & peripheral nerves; orthopedic; vascular system.--v. 8. Supplementary volume. Muscles; endocrines; amputations; bones; joints; head; thorax; abdomen genito-urinary radium; X-ray; anesthesia; legal.

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