On surgical swings and pulleys as aids to rest and motion / by Sampson Gamgee.

  • Gamgee, Sampson, 1828-1886.
Date:
1878
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On surgical swings and pulleys as aids to rest and motion / by Sampson Gamgee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    (j withdrawn. But immediate release is possible at any moment. A pull in a downward direction instantly releases the catch, and allows the patient to descend without jerk. A further improvement in the apparatus consists in the whole of the parts being made easily portable. The necessary jackets, bandages, plaster, shears, tripod, tin strips, and well padded chin and axilla supports, are contained in a box which can be conveniently carried in a brougham. (See Fig. 1.) Fr&. 1.