The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
A NEW ARM FOR A MAN.
A SURGICAL OPERATION THAT WILL
 PROBABLY PROVE SUCCESSFUL.

Patients Body.
 A surgical operation of exceeding inter
 est is being performed at the Hahnemann hospital It is one of those cases that can not be finished at single sitting, but
 which must be carried through various
 stages in a progressive way from the be- ginning to the end. It was begun about
 three weeks ago, and from the present
 medical indications there is little doubt
 that the result de>irel will be attained. The patient is Christopher Doll, Ger
 man 3l years old. He received his in
 jury accidentally He was extremely fond of smoking q pipe, One evening about nine months ago he was enjoying q quiet smoke in his room, and while read ing fell asleep In some way the pipe, which he still held in his mouth, was overturned, and the hot ashes fell from the bowl upon his shirt sleeves and set it on fire. It smoldered for a time, and burned several small holes in the sleeve, and then it burst into flame anl the sleeper was aroused. The fire had reached his flesh, and he tore at the burning cloth madly. He rolled over on the floor, and finally the fame was eXtinguished. His right arm from the waist to the shoulder was terribly burned, and it looked as if the flesh could be scraped from the bone with out trouble. The pain was intense, and from the nature of the wound it appeared as if the arm would have to be amputated close to the shoulder. Private medical treatment WIS tried for time, but ss it d.d not accomplish any material benefit Doll went to a hospital He remained un- der constant care for two months.
 LARGE SURFACE OF EXPOSED FLESH.
 By t.is time the forearm had healed, leaving trightful scGv, with the cicatri- cial tissue drawing in every direction. Despite the most pCrSevcrlng treatment the upper portion of the arm from the elbow to the shoulder coull not be healed. The patient went to several hospitals but could get no relief There was such large surface of exposed flesh in the wound that the rus formation was unusually large, and the antiseptic precautions which were taken did not prevent the absorption of the poisonous matter into the patients system Thus a dangerous condition Of blood-poisonng was set up. He grew p-/ and emaciated, lost his strength and courage, and when he was admitted to the Hahnemann hospital, about two months ago, he was living skeleton, with hardly muscular power enough lefy to raise his hand.
 As soon as he was admitted measures were taken to stamp out the blood conta- imitation, which were eventually success ful, and the patient began to re- cover strength. When he got strong enough and his body was sufficiently free from the incidental disease, it was determined by the attending surgeon to make a new up- per arm from the flesh of the patients body, and to heal up tSe wound by cover- ing it over with healthy tissue. At first small pieces of flesh were taken from var iouS parts of his body and placed in differ ent spots upon the raw shoulder as matter of experiment, to determine whether the flesh could be successfully grafted. The experiment was successful. The little pieces of flesh and skin united and made little oases on the diseased shoulder. These minor operations were performed several days apart, and without the use of of any other than a local au@sthetic. Everything had gone on so well that about ten days ago it was determ- ined to begin the more important part of the operation, which consisted in cover ing up large portion of the arm at one time with flesh.
 HOW THE ARM WAS PATCHED.
 The patient was first put under the in fluence of an anRSthetic. Then all the cicatricial tissue upon the upper arm was scraped with a knife until it hled D ofusely and was entirely raw While the arm was held away from the body two incisons were made about three inches apart running up- ward from the small ribs for about seven inches At the lower end of these inciSions a crOsScut was made, and then the strip of flesh was dissected up from the ribs the full length Of the incison, making large flap. This was left united at the upper end Then the patients arm was brought close to his side, and this loose flap was laid over on the raw flesh on the arm and pressed and fitted into position. When this had been done there was still large section of the upper back arm re- uncovered Two incisions were again made similar to the first two, run ming up and down the upper portion of the side of the back. The flesh was thick at this point, and permitted free dissection w hile the upturned flesh was yet palpitat- Ing with the heart influence, it was put over the bleeding surface of the arm and fitted into place. Then the two flaps were securely fastened into position by long bands of sticking-plaster, while larger bands were run over the lower portion of the arm and around the abdomen and back and interlaced SO that all motion of the arm was stopped After the whole wound had been covered with an Gntiseptic dress ing, the ether cone was taken of the pa tent's face, and he soon recovered con SciousnCsS. lie suffered little from shock and the hc,Eorrhage was comparatively slight.
 The arm was kept securely fastened to his ,ide fer Il week, and the wound was dressed every day. At first 1t was not thought that the flesh from the side would adhere to the flesh on the arm but after two days it took firm hold and grew as if it belonged there, and little shoC', of new flesh branchcd out in every direction. Two days ago the ends uniting the two flaps to the body were severed, The loose portions were drawn around the under siie of the arm, the edges trimmed SO as to make a perfect fit, and were then united with sulture3. In continuing the operation it will be necessary to alter the shape of the flaps in some places. Only little sloughing has taken place, and this has had no injurious effect. The arm now comparatively natural appear nnce The biceps muscle will be somewhat restricted until it gets used to the new GOV ering, and then it will move as freely as ever The patient is physically strong, and since the pain subsided in his arm has i'm proved perceptibly, and the prospects are that he will he able to leave the hospital in about week with new arm.-New York l 
 
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