Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-09
SURGERY makes Bic
PROGRESS BY WAR
Remarkable Results Seen in
London Hospitals Where
Wounded Are Treated
MANY BONES ARE
BEL G REPLACED

LONDON, Sept. 9.-The advance in
surgical art, made easier by the over
whelming practice now obtainable, is
producing wonderful results.
At Hammersmith Military Hospital
the surgeons have tTansplanted mus
Gle from the front of a mans wrist
TO the back to enable him TO raise
his hand. And there are cases OF the
removal Of bone as we'll as OF the
removal OF muscles and flesh from
one part of mans body TO another.
Three inches of bone in patient S
arm had been blown away, and to re-
store this the surgeon went to the
mans own leg and removed piece
Of the fibula. leaving intact the encas-
ing membrane, which threw up new
bone. so the leg was none the worse.
The removed bone was sharpened at
both ends and dovetailed into the in
iured limb. which has been complete
w restored One man who simply
would not have his foot amputated,
though it seemed 20 be doomed by
several diseased bones. considers that
his obstinacy has been justified by the
result.
The surgeons have removed all the
diseased bone. and brought together
and rearranged all the healthy bone
in the foot. which only lacks the usual
joints and the muscular walking &C
ton.
Wounds in Jaw Treated.
All kinds OF jaw cases-ununited
fractures Of the Jaw, displacements OF
the jaw and organic jaw damage
are treated at the Croydon Military
Hospital. A man with the whole OF
his lower jaw shot away was seen
here by visitors TO be surmounting
by mechanical treatment his terrible
privation. The metal Cunning splint
is a contrivance for bringing a dis
placed jaw bone back into position
and any one who has experienced OF
witnessed the unsightly distortion
caused by a displaced jaw. will bless
this gradual but certain remedy.
AS the surgeon says, it "educates'
the teeth to meet, and when ones
lower teeth have got round to ones
ear they demand 4 vast amount Of
education.
! Al the Queen Alexander Hospital
Millbank. there are also interesting
/ jaw cases. Here a Serbian officer whit
had lost a large piece OF his lower
| jaw, was, unlike some men in similai
i case. able to articulate distinctly and
to eat naturally and he was conspic
uously cheerful The explanation wal
that an ingenious surgeon had trans
ferred from the officers leg TO hi
jaw a porsion of his tibia. giving tn
jaw an almost normal appearance
and normal action.
In this fine hospital by the way
there was good example Of German,
surgery. A young guardsman, nov
an exchanged prisoner, had the mis-
fortune 10 be wounded and captured
in the first half hour of the British
appearance on the French 'front.' TIL,
German surgeons had removed his
foot. but in such way as to leave hii
heel. OF which he is inOrdinatel,
proud. exhibiting it and slapping I
with gusto. and proclaiming that h,
can walk on II with the aid OF a stick
He will have an artificial foot in duI
time.
Wasting of Muscles.
After thirteen months in other hos
pitfalls and six months in this, a mai
suffering from wasting OF the muscles
OF the leg through a shrapnel wount
has been enabled by special treatmen
at Hammersmith to walk as he did be
fore.
Another man. with trench foot de
formity following frostbite. began Il
walk for the first time since last No
vember after having been there
month-the result Of electrical treat
ment and special splints.
At Wandsworth Common facia
wounds are dealt with. Lieut. Der
went Wood exercised all his ingenuit.
as a sculptor in patching up damage'
faces. with conner masks Dainted hesl