New Elements of Operative Surgery, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Elements of Operative Surgery, Vol. 1 of 3 Fig. 2. Convex cutting edge Of this bistoury being uniform from the point to the heel, it is more convenient than those in which the blade, broader in the middle part than posteriorly, has a cutting edge only on one half of it, or on its two anterior thirds. 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.