Book excerpt: Excerpt from The International Encyclopedia of Surgery, Vol. 3 of 6: A Systematic Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Surgery In bringing to a conclusion his work upon the Third Volume of the Encyclopaedia, the Editor has to lament the death of one of his most distinguished and most valued collaborators, the late Prof. William H. Van buren, of New York. A Wise surgeon, a skilful Operator, an accomplished teacher, a learned and elegant writer. 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.