Book excerpt: Excerpt from The International Encyclopaedia of Surgery, Vol. 1 of 6: A Systematic Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Surgery by Authors of Various Nations The object of this work is to furnish, in a comprehensive and yet not unduly extended form, a Systematic and Practical Treatise upon all those subjects which are properly considered to pertain to the Science and Art of Surgery, the various topics discussed in the several volumes having been intrusted to distinguished writers of various countries, who are believed to be specially qualified to give authoritative instruction, each upon the particular subject which he has undertaken. 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.