Excerpt from System of Surgery, Vol. 1: The History of Surgery, Pathology, Bacteriology, Infections, Anaesthesia, Fractures and Dislocations, Operative Surgery The Editor takes this occasion to acknowledge his Obligations to the contributors, each one Of whom is a teacher Of Surgery or a director in some large surgical clinic or hospital, and who, for this reason, is capable Of speaking with clinical authority from an experience based on the study and Observation Of a large number Of cases. Each department is thus treated by an acknowledged master of the subject, who is able to present the most modern and advanced views in the most cogent and demonstrative way. The Editor trusts that he will be found to have succeeded in the endeavor to present a work of the Scope and breadth that this great subject demands, and that an appreciative reception will be accorded to the results given by the contributors, who, though busy men, have con sented to Offer the fruits of their labors for the benefit of the medical profession. The Editor especially desires to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, the great assistance accorded to him by dr. John S billings, through whose valuable services and co-operation he has been enabled to bring before the profession this work in its present comprehensive and at the same time compact form. 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.