TABLE No. III.
Annual Return of Surgical Operations performed in the Medical College Hospital during the year 1872.
NATURE OF THE OPERATION.
A g e .
N u m b e r o f D i s e a s e .
Disease or Injury.
R e m a i n e d .
P e r f o r m e d .
T o t a l .
C u r e d .
R E l i e v e d .
U n r e l i e v e d .
D i e d .
R e m a i n i n g .
Fatal Complications.
REMARKS.
OPERATIONS ON THE EYE.
Iridectomy
...
136
1
. . .
1
. .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
Extraction of the lens
81, 72
152a Hard cataract
. . . 2 2 1 ... 1 ... ...
1 Von Graeffe's, 1 flap operation.
Excision of the Eye-ball,—total
1 4 *
...
Sloughing of globe
. . . 1
1 ... ... ... 1 ... Great anæmia and enlarged spleen The result of intermittent fever and
salivation.
30
1,022
R u p t u r e o f t h e g l o b e f r o m i n j u r y
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Do.
with contents of o r b i t
1 3
183 Glioma of orbit
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
446 Malignant tumour of orbit
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
LIGATURE OF ARTERIES.
1 Anterior tibial, 1 external iliac and
femoral, 1 palmar arch
51, 29
253 1 Traumatic aneurism of dorsalis pedis, 1 of femoral at
Poupart's lig., and 1 of palm of hand
...
3 3 2 ... ... ... 1
30
...
EXCISION OF BOINTS.
Excision of joints
. . .
760 Necrosis of elbow joint (complete excis.)
1 ...
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
772 Bony ankyl o s i s
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Absconded.
12
774 Necrotic disorganization
...
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
30
1,103 Comp. com. frac. of humerus
...
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto.
35
1,111 Disloc.. with fracture of humerus
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto.
REDUCTION OF DISLOCATION.
6
1,133 Dislocation of hip
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
EXCISION OF B O N E S .
. . .
1 , 0 0 4 d Comp. fracture, with depression (skull)
1
. .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
760 1 Caries of tibia, 1 Caries of metatarsus
2
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Frontal bone (partial)
5*
1,002 Cont. and lacerated wound of scalp, bone exposed
. . . 1 1 ...
. . . ... 1
. . . Intracranial suppuration & pyæmia Trefined in two places.
, , , , ( , , )
35
760 Necrosis
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Lower jaw (,,)
40
760
Ditto
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Upper jaw
(complete)
60
44 Cancer
... 1 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . Pneumonia
H umerus (partial)
. . .
1,103 Comp. frac., with disloc. of elbow
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operation, secondary.
Femur
(,,)
16
...
Comp. com. fracture of upper third
1 1 ... ... ... 1
. . . Septicæmi a
AMPUTATIONS.
A. Primary of the forearm
11
1,094 Cont. and lacerated wound of hand
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. .
. . .
, , , ,
61
1,100 Comp. com. fracture and laceration of hand
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
of parts of hand
21
1,100
, , , , , , o f i n d e x f i n g e r ...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
of thigh
4*
1,135 Comp. disloc. of knee-joint
. . . 1 1 ... ... ... 1 ... Shock. (No P. M. allowed).
of leg
34
1,137
„ „ „ ankle joint
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. .
. . .
. . .
B. S econdary of the arm
31
90 Comp. fracture of radius and tetanus
. . . 1 1 ... ...
. . . 1 ... Tetanus
„ „ forearm
22
90 Lacerated wound and tetanus
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . , ,
, , , , , ,
18
1,094
, ,
c o n t u s e d w o u n d
o f
h a n d
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
, , , , , ,
. . .
1,105 Comp. com. fracture of phalanges and sloughing
. . . 1 1
. . . ... . . . 1
. . . Sloughing and exhaustion
, , p a r t s
o f
hand
25
987d Poisoned wound
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
A man's tooth.
, , , , , ,
22
1,094 Contused and lacerated wound
...
1
1 ... ...
. . . 1
. . . Pyæmia, pneumonia, metastatic
abscesses in lungsa n d l i v e r .
, , , , , ,
5 0
1,105 Comp. com. fracture
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
, ,
f i n g e r s
2
90
l A C E R A T E D W O U N D A N D T E T A N U S
...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Threatened gangrene.
, , , ,
26
1,094 Cont. and lacerated wound
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Amputated on account of tetanus.
, ,
24
1,105 Comp. com.. fracture of phalanges
. . . 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
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