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Excerpt from The Cincinnati Lancet and Observer, 1867, Vol. 28
This is the third capital operation 'by amputation for traumatic gangrene in which I have been engaged; two cases of amputation of thigh, and one of shoulder, where one proved fatal and two recovered; the fatal one from having been delayed too long by the patient, after being warned Of the consequence. 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.
