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37 entries published in this place. (St. Louis, US)

1871

#10483

Physical effects of compressed air, and of the causes of pathological symptoms produced on man, by increased atmospheric pressure employed for the sinking of piers, in the construction of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.

Study of caisson disease and its treatement resulting from experience in treating workmen constructing the Eads Bridge, which opened in 1874. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1882

#6284

Labor among primitive peoples.

Third edition, revised, 1884.

1900

#10314

One hundred years of medicine and surgery in Missouri: Historical and biographical review of the careers of the physicians and surgeons of the state of Missouri, and sketches of some of its notable medical institutions. Edited by Max A. Goldstein.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1905

#10447

A history of medicine in Missouri.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1907

#3337

Tracheo-bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy and gastroscopy.

First textbook on endoscopy.

1910

#11616

Hookworm disease; Etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment

When the authors published this book hookworm disease was endemic in the American south, partly because so many people walked in the soil without wearing shoes, so the hookworms entered their body through the soles of…

1912

#5756.7

Surgery and diseases of the mouth and jaws.

First comprehensive work on maxillofacial surgery. After World War I Blair established the first separate Plastic Surgery Service in the United States at Barnes Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis.

1913

#12905

Exodontia: A practical treatise on the technic of extraction of teeth with a chapter on anesthesia. A complete guide for the exodontist, general dental practitioner, and dental student.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1919

#9436

The medical aspects of mustard gas poisoning.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1925

#4480

The evolution of orthopaedic surgery.

1926

#3699

Orthodontics; an historical review of its origin and evolution, including an extensive bibliography of orthodontic literature up to the time of specialization. 2 vols.

1926

#12907

The dental assistant.

The first textbook for dental assistants.

1929

#4433.1

Osteomyelitis and compound fractures and other infected wounds: Treatment by the method of drainage and rest.

Orr developed a treatment for open fractures “consisting of thorough debridement, reduction of the fracture, and usually, maintenance of the reduction by the technique of pins transfixing the fragments and incorporate…

1929

#6299.1

Obstetric forceps, its history and evolution.

1939

#4403.2

Operative orthopedics.

First edition of the most influential American textbook of orthopedics in the twentieth century.

1941

#3158

Cardiac classics. A collection of classic works on the heart and circulation with comprehensive biographic accounts of the authors.

Covers the literature up to 1912. Reprinted in 2 vols, as Classics of cardiology, New York, Dover, 1961. Reprinted again, with volume 3 by John A. Callahan, Thomas E. Keys & Jack E. Key, Malabar, Florida, Krieger, 198…

1943

#5768.1

Reconstructive surgery of the eyelids.

Most of this work is a very carefully documented history of the subject. Bibliography of 451 references.

1943

#6636

History of nursing.

Second edition, History and trends of professional nursing, 1950.

1948

#3703

An introduction to the history of dentistry. 2 vols.

The first volume covers the history to 1800; the second deals solely with the history of dentistry in America.

1966

#7398

The ocular fundus in neurologic disease: A diagnostic manual and stereo atlas.

Photographs by Diane Beeston.

1969

#11990

Microneurosurgery. Edited by Robert W. Rand.

The first textbooks on microneurosurgery by the pioneering American neurosurgeon, Robert Rand, and the pioneering Turkish-Swiss neurosurgeon Gazi Yasargil, both appeared in 1969.

1970

#4483.4

The early orthopaedic surgeons of America.

1970

#3611.4

Hernia repair without disability.

First monograph on ambulatory hernia surgery. Second edition published by Ishiyaku Euroamerica in 1986 was retitled: Hernia repair without disability: A surgical atlas illustrating the anatomy, technique, and physiolo…

1971

#14193

The American Association of Orthodontists: The biography of a specialty organization.

1976

#13064

Caspar Peucer's library: Portrait of a Wittenberg professor of the mid-sixteenth century

1985

#3705.4

Dentistry: An illustrated history.

1985

#6639.11

Nursing: the finest art. An illustrated history.

The most elaborately illustrated history available.

1989

#7763

Socioeconomics of surgery.

Probably the first book-form study of these issues.

1990

#9776

A chronology of nuclear medicine.

1992

#6993

Chiropractic: History and evolution of a new profession.

1992

#7184

Radiology: An illustrated history.

1993

#6967

Surgery: An illustrated history.

Text written by Ira Rutkow; captions to illustrations written by Jeremy Norman.

1994

#7821

Medical history through postage stamps.

1995

#9796

Chiropractic: An illustrated history.

1996

#7012

The Bernard Becker collection in ophthalmology. An annotated catalogue. Third edition, compiled by Lilla Wechsler, Christopher Hoolihan, Mark F. Weimer.

1996

#9800

Veterinary medicine: An illustrated history.

1997

#7463

The eye of the artist.