A treatise on hernia, explaining its varieties, situation, symptoms, and causes : to which is added a full description of the construction and application of the most approved mechanical remedies / By G.S. Acret, truss maker, 39, Houndsditch.

  • Acret, G. S.
Date:
1835
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Credit: A treatise on hernia, explaining its varieties, situation, symptoms, and causes : to which is added a full description of the construction and application of the most approved mechanical remedies / By G.S. Acret, truss maker, 39, Houndsditch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE. Respiration . 10 Anatomy of External Inguinal Hernia. 11 .Internal Inguinal Hernia. 15 .Scrotal Hernia. 17 .Congenital Hernia . 29 . Femoral Hernia . 31 .Umbilical Hernia. 32 .Ventral Hernia . 33 .Irreducible Hernia . 34 .Strangulated Hernia. 37 The Taxis. 38 Causes of Hernia . 41 Symptoms of Hernia. 50 Proper Names of Herniae..'. 52 Old Operations . 54 Construction of Trusses .^ 59 Description of Gawan’s Truss . 60 ... The Common Truss . 64 . Egg’s Truss. 67 . Coles’s Truss . 69 . Adam’s Truss . 72 . Salmon’s Truss . 74 Application of Trusses and Construction of the Front Pad 77 Trusses for Inguinal and Scrotal Hernia. 90 . Umbilical Hernia . 91 . Femoral Hernia . 95 Radical cure of Hernia in Children . 96 . Adults. 99 Double Ruptures . 106 To take Measure .,. 108 Conclusion. 109 Plates and Explanation at the end.