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1,553 entries match Surgery & Anesthesia [E04 / G02.403.810]

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1931

#4400.1

Arthroscopy or the direct visualization of joints: An experimental cadaver study.

BURMAN, Michael S. (1901 – 1975)

The first description of arthroscopic appearance of joints other than the knee, and a classic on the fundamental principles of the procedure. Follow-up paper by Burman, H. Finkelstein, & L. Mayer: Arthroscopy of the k…

1931

#4434

Intracapsular fractures of the neck of the femur. Treatment by internal fixation.

SMITH-PETERSEN, Marius Nygaard (1886 – 1953) & et al.

Smith-Petersen nail, a three-flanged nail which prevented rotation of the femoral head. With E.F. Cave and G. W. Van Gorder.

1931

#5763

Division palatine.

VEAU, Victor (1871 – 1949)

Includes Veau’s operation for cleft palate.

1931

#5763.01

Nasenplastik und sonitige Gesichitsplastik nebst einem Anhang über Mammaplastik.

JOSEPH, Jacques (1865 – 1934)

A masterpiece of 20th century plastic surgery, and Joseph’s most comprehensive work. English translation by Stanley Milstein, following original text and illustrations page for page: Rhinoplasty and facial plastic sur…

1931

#5784

Tumours of the breast. Their pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

CHEATLE, Sir George Lenthal (1865 – 1951) CUTLER, Max (1899 – 1984)

1931

#5785

The cause of “painful breasts” and treatment by means of ovarian residue.

CUTLER, Max (1899 – 1984)

Cutler was the first to employ ovarian hormone systematically in the treatment of chronic mastitis.

1931

#7730

Chirurgie esthétique pure (technique et résultats).

PASSOT, Raymond (1886 – 1933)

Describes cosmetic surgery for the face, nose and breasts.

1931

#11188

Experiences with the cerebellar astrocytomas. A critical review of seventy-six cases.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939)
CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939)

Cushing's most extensive contribution to pediatric neurosurgery concerned his operative experience with these tumors (often benign) that most frequently occur in childhood.

1932

#3554

The early diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction with comments on pathology and treatment. With a report of successful decompression of three cases of mechanical bowel obstruction by nasal catheter suction siphonage.

WANGENSTEEN, Owen Harding (1898 – 1981)

Wangensteen’s apparatus for relief of acute intestinal obstruction. See also his Intestinal Obstructions: Physiological, pathological and clinical considerations with emphasis on therapy, including description of oper…

1932

#4899

The operative treatment of facial palsy by the introduction of nerve grafts into the Fallopian canal and by other intratemporal methods.

BALLANCE, Sir Charles Alfred (1865 – 1936) DUEL, Arthur Baldwin (1870 – 1936)

A classic paper which includes some history of the surgical treatment of facial palsy.

1932

#4900

Intracranial tumours.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939)
CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939)

Cushing’s operating technique reduced the mortality rate dramatically in intracranial surgery. This was his last published report on the statistical results of his operations on brain tumors-- essentially a summation …

1932 –1933

#4901

Intracranial aneurysms: Cerebral arterioradiography: Surgical treatment.

DOTT, Norman McOmish (1897 – 1973)

The first planned intracranial operation for aneurysm.

1932

#4400.2

Cerebral birth injuries: Their orthopaedic classification and subsequent treatment.

PHELPS, Winthrop Morgan (1894 – 1971)

Phelps established the modern classification and approach to these injuries.

1932

#5714

Evipan, ein neuartiges Einschlafmittel.

WEESE, Hellmut (1897 – 1954) SCHARPFF, Walther (1894 – 1974)

Introduction of evipan (hexobarbitone).

1932

#5981

Keratoplasty. A historical and experimental study, including a new method.

CASTROVIEJO, Ramon (1904 – 1987)

Castroviejo’s method of keratoplasty.

1932

#10784

On the specific antibacterial properties of penicillin and potassium tellurite. Incorporating a method of demonstrating some bacterial antagonisms.

FLEMING, Sir Alexander (1881 – 1955)
FLEMING, Sir Alexander (1881 – 1955)

In this paper Fleming first described the use of penicillin as an antibacterial agent in man, and reported on experiments using it as a wound dressing for septic wounds. He also corrected the species name from Penicil…

1932

#14038

The process of tendon repair: An experimental study of tendon suture and tendon graft.

MASON, Michael Livingood (1895 – 1963) SHEARON, Clarence Good (1899 – 1945)

1933

#2258

The role of infection in burns; the theory and treatment with special reference to gentian violet.

ALDRICH, Robert Henry (1902 – )

Introduction of gentian violet in the treatment of burns.

1933

#4902

Techniques des diverses sympathectomies lombaires.

LERICHE, Henri Marie René (1879 – 1955) FONTAINE, René (1899 – 1979)

Lumbar sympathectomy by the antero-lateral extraperitoneal approach.

1933

#4400.3

Operative arrestment of longitudinal growth of bones in the treatment of deformities.

PHEMISTER, Dallas B. (1882 – 1951)

Epiphysiodesis to inhibit bone growth of a longer leg.

1933

#5715

The anesthetic action of divinyl oxide on humans.

GELFAN, Samuel (1903 – 1975) BELL, I. R.

Clinical application of divinyl ether.

1933

#5768

The operative story of cleft palate.

DORRANCE, George Morris (1877 – 1949)

1933

#5788

Plasma cell mastitis–a lesion simulating mammary carcinoma.

ADAIR, Frank Earl (1887 – 1981)

First description of plasma-cell mastitis.

1933

#11349

Benign tumors in the third ventricle of the brain: Diagnosis and treatment.

DANDY, Walter Edward (1886 – 1946)
DANDY, Walter Edward (1886 – 1946)

1933

#11688

Transplantation of the intact mammalian heart.

MANN, Frank Charles (1897 – 1962) PRIESTLEY, James Taggart (1904 – ) YATER, Wallace M. (1895 – 1976) MARKOWITZ, J.

Mann and colleagues accomplished the first transplantation of an intact mammalian heart.

1934

#4903

Treatment of hydrocephalus by endoscopic coagulation of the choroid plexus. Description of a new instrument and preliminary report of results.

PUTNAM, Tracy Jackson (1894 – 1938)

1934

#4400.4

The shoulder.

CODMAN, Ernest Amory (1869 – 1940)
CODMAN, Ernest Amory (1869 – 1940)

Definitive study of the rotator cuff, written in Codman’s idiosyncratic and iconoclastic style. Reprint, Malabar, Fl., Krieger, 1965.

1934

#4435

Rupture of the intervertebral disc with involvement of the spinal canal.

MIXTER, William Jason (1880 – 1958) BARR, Joseph Seaton (1901 – 1963)

Demonstration of the causal role of intervertebral disc herniation in sciatica.

1934

#5716

A study of anesthesia and analgesia, with special reference to such substances as trichlorethylene and vinesthene (divinyl ether), together with apparatus for their administration.

JACKSON, Dennis Emerson (1878 – )

Experimental use of trichlorethylene as anesthetic.

1934

#5717

Cyclopropane as an anesthetic agent: a preliminary clinical report.

STILES, John Alden (1905 – ) WATERS, Ralph Milton (1883 – 1979) & et al.

First clinical use of cyclopropane. With W. B. Neff, and E. A. Rovenstine.

1934

#5718

Cyclopropane anesthesia.

WATERS, Ralph Milton (1883 – 1979) SCHMIDT, Erwin Rudolf (1890 – 1961)

Closed circuit method.

1934

#5807

Histoire de la chirurgie française (1790-1920).

FOURMESTRAUX, Jacques de (1879 – 1950)

1934

#6228

A new technique for the self-administration of gas-air analgesia in labour.

MINNITT, Robert James (1889 – 1974)

Introduction of the “Minnitt apparatus”.

1934

#11350

Benign, encapsulated tumors in the lateral ventricles of the brain: Diagnosis and treatment.

DANDY, Walter Edward (1886 – 1946)
DANDY, Walter Edward (1886 – 1946)

1935

#4478

Interinnomino-abdominal (hind-quarter) amputation.

GORDON-TAYLOR, Sir Gordon (1878 – 1960)
GORDON-TAYLOR, Sir Gordon (1878 – 1960) WILES, Philip (1899 – 1967)

One-stage operation.

1935

#858.1

An apparatus for the culture of whole organs.

LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus (1902 – 1974)
LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus (1902 – 1974)

In 1931, the year before his son’s sensational kidnapping, the celebrity aviator began working with Alexis Carrel at the Rockefeller Institute on a perfusion pump which would allow the cultivation of whole organs in v…

1935

#2259

The tannic acid–silver nitrate treatment of burns: a method of minimizing shock and toxemia and shortening convalescence.

BETTMAN, Adalbert Goodman (1883 – 1964)

Bettman introduced the tannic acid-silver nitrate method of treating burns.

1935 –1936

#3036

The surgical treatment of hypertension.

PEET, Max Minor (1885 – 1949)

Peet operation for hypertension. Preliminary communication in Univ. Hosp. Bull. (Ann Arbor), 1935, 1,17-18.

1935

#3659.1

Treatment of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.

WHIPPLE, Allen Oldfather (1881 – 1963) & et al.

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer of pancreas. With W. B. Parsons and C. R. Mullins.

1935

#3034

The development of a new blood supply to the heart by operation.

BECK, Claude Schaeffer (1894 – 1971)

By implantation of the pectoral muscle into the pericardium, Beck provided a collateral circulation to the heart for the relief of myocardial ischemia. This paper recorded the first operation on a man. It was preceded…

1935

#3035

The production of a collateral circulation to the heart. I. An experimental study.

BECK, Claude Schaeffer (1894 – 1971) TICHY, Vladimir Leslie (1899 – 1967)

First cardio-omentopexy.

1935

#4904

The clinical aspects of visceral neurology with special reference to the surgery of the sympathetic nervous system.

LIVINGSTON, William Kenneth (1892 – 1966)

1935

#4400.5

Der Schenkelhalsbruch, Ein mechanische Problem.

PAUWELS, Friedrich (1885 – 1980)

Pioneering study of the biomechanics of the hip joint.

1935

#5719

Curare.

KING, Harold (1887 – 1956)

Isolation from curare of d-tubocurarine chloride.

1935

#5720

Intravenous anesthesia: preliminary report of the use of two new thiobarbiturates.

LUNDY, John Silas (1894 – 1973)

Introduction of thiopentone sodium.

1935

#5721

Clinical experiences with the use of trichlorethylene in the production of over 300 analgesias and anesthesias.

STRIKER, Cecil (1897 – 1976) & et al.

Human anesthetization with trichlorethylene. With S. Goldblatt, I. S. Warm, and D. E. Jackson.

1935

#5986

Transplantation of the cornea.

FILATOV, Vladimir Petrovich (1875 – 1956)
FILATOV, Vladimir Petrovich (1875 – 1956)

Earlier papers recording the important work of Filatov on corneal transplantation appeared in Russian journals.

1935

#7798

Anatomia della lussazione congenita dell'anca.

PUTTI, Vittorio (1880 – 1940)

Putti made many contributions to the understanding of congenital dislocation of the hip, a condition which was then endemic in Northern Italy.

1935

#8318

Hieratic papyri in the British Museum: Third series: Chester Beatty gift. Edited by Alan H. Gardiner. 2 vols.

GARDINER, Sir Alan Henderson (1879 – 1963)

Reproduces, with transcription, the Chester Beatty medical papyrus. See No. 5.

1936

#3037

An experimental method of providing a collateral circulation to the heart.

O’SHAUGHNESSY, Laurence Frederick (1900 – 1940)

By attaching a pedicled omental graft to the surface of the heart (cardio-omentopexy), thus providing a collateral circulation to that organ, O’Shaughnessy made an important advance in the treatment of angina and card…