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APPENDIX.
STATEMENT No. III.
Statement showing the results of the surgical operations performed in the Calcutta Medical Institutions
during the year 1899.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CLASS.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS.
N u m b e r o f p a t i e n t s r e - m a i n i n g u n d e r t r e a t m e n t o n 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r .
NUMBER OF OPER-
ATIONS PERFORMED
DURING TUE YEAR.
N u m b e r o f p a t i e n t s o p e r - a t e d o n i n c o l u m n 4 .
T o t a l o f c o l u m n 3 a n d 5 .
RESULTS OF COLUMN 6.
N u m b e r o f p a t i e n t s r e - m a i n i n g u n d e r t r e a t m e n t a t t h e c l o s e o f t h e y e a r .
REMARKS.
P r i n c i p a l .
S e c o n d a r y .
T o t a l .
C u r e d .
R e l i e v e d .
D i s c h a r g e d o t h e r w i s e .
D i e d .
Operations on tumours . . . Removal by excision or otherwise . . .
2
163
1
164
163
165
143
13
2
4
3
Operations on cysts . . . Removal of cysts . . .
. . .
80
. . .
80
80
80
75
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
Evacuation of abscess . . . By free incision and drainage . . .
29
4,593
16 4,609 4,587 4,616 4,460
120
13
14
9
Removal of foreign bodies Removal of foreign bodies . . .
. . .
473
6
479
470
470
465
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations on the arteries Ligature . . .
1
17
30
47
17
18
18
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations for aneurysm
Plugging of popliteal aneurysm . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Ligature . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
O p e r a t i o n s o n v e i n s . . .
E x c i s i o n o f v a r i c e s
. . .
. . .
10
. . .
10
10
10
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Venesecti on . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations for hæmor
-rhage.
Ligature at bleeding point . . .
. . .
10
. . .
10
10
10
9
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Operations on the lym
-phatic organs.
Removal of lymphatic glands . . .
22 1,084
6 1,090 1,084 1,106 1,050
40
5
1
10
Operations on nerves . . .
Stretching of a nerve . . .
. . .
7
. . .
7
7
7
7
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
Section of nerve—Neurotomy . . .
. . .
3
. . .
3
3
3
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Excision of portion of a nerve—Neu
-rectomy.
. . .
3
. . .
3
3
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Union of divided nerve—Neuror
-rhaphy.
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations on the skin
and subcutaneous
tissues.
Scalp wound incised . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
For sinuses . . .
1 0
334
4
338
334
344
300
32
7
. . .
5
For chronic ulcer . . .
2
77
. . .
77
77
79
69
3
2
2
3
For cicatrices and cicatrical ad
-hesions.
. . .
9
. . .
9
9
9
7
1
. . .
. . .
1
Skin grafting . . .
. . .
58
. . .
58
58
58
57
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
Boils opened . . .
. . .
445
. . . 445
445
445
442
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
Whitlow incised . . .
. . .
289
. . .
289
289
289
280
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
Carbuncle do. . . .
. . .
119
2
121
119
119
106
5
1
7
. . .
Nails removed . . .
. . .
61
. . .
61
61
61
56
5
. . . . . .
. . .
Lacerated wounds sutured . . .
2
7
. . .
7
7
9
8
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Poisoned wounds opened and incised
. . .
21 . . .
21
21
21
21
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations on bones . . .
Incision of periosteum . . .
. . .
2 . . .
2
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Osteotomy . . .
. . .
4
. . .
4
4
4
2
. . .
. . . . . .
2
Scraping of bones . . .
. . .
23
. . .
23
23
23
22
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
Excision of bones . . .
1
14 . . .
14
13
14
8
3
1
. . .
2
Removal of fragments of bone or
sequestra.
3
116
2
118
116
119
107
4
. . .
2
6
Operations on fractured bones . . .
6
910
. . .
910
910
916
896
8
. . .
1
11
Refracture of bone . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations on joints . . .
Reduction of dislocations—
Ditto of phlanges of thumb . . .
. . .
11
. . .
11
11
11
11
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of ditto of finger . . .
. . .
9
. . .
9
9
9
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of clavicle . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of shoulder . . .
. . .
43
. . .
43
42
42
42
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of ulna . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of elbow . . .
. . .
33
. . .
33
33
33
33
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of patella . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of knee . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of hip-joint . . .
1
9
. . .
9
9
10
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of wrist . . .
. . .
7
. . .
7
7
7
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of radius . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of humerus . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
Ditto of ankle-joint . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of lower jaw . . .
. . .
38
. . .
38
38
38
38
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ditto of radius and. ulna . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
2
2
D i t t o o f t o e s . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
O p e r a t i o n s f o r a n k y l o s i s . . .
3
46
. . .
46
46
49
36
12
. . .
. . .
1
T a p p i n g o r a s p i r a t i o n w i t h o r w i t h -
out injection.
. . .
6
. . .
6
6
6
5
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Incision . . .
2
28
. . .
28
28
30
26
2
. . .
1
1
Excision . . .
. . .
8
. . .
8
8
8
2
2
1
2
1
Erasion . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Aspiration of knee-joint for synovi
-tis.
. . .
5
. . .
5
5
5
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Operations on muscles,
tendons and fasciæ.
Tenotomy . . .
1
4
. . .
4
4
5
4
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
Union of divided tendon . . .
. . .
3
. . .
3
3
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Division of cicatrical adhesions . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Amputations—For injury
Arm, upper third . . .
1
6
. . .
6
6
7
5
. . .
. . .
1
" middle " . . .
1
1
. . .
1
1
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
" lower " . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Forearm, upper third . . .
1
3
. . .
3
3
4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
" middle " . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
" l o w e r " . . .
1
2
. . .
2
2
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Leg, upper third
. . .
. . .
12
. . .
12
12
12
10
. . .
. . .
1
1
" middle " . . .
. . .
7
. . .
7
6
6
5
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
" lower " . . .
1
3
. . .
3
3
4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .