Amputation of the arm at the shoulder. On the left the incision has been made, exposing the head of the humerus. On the left the flap has been enlarge

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Amputation of the arm at the shoulder. On the left the incision has been made, exposing the head of the humerus. On the left the flap has been enlarged and the head of the humerus dislocated. From Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery by Charles Bell (London, 1821). Hand-coloured engraving.

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