. New elements of operative surgery . ration. M. Larrey considered that, in allcases, the chances of success would be greater if the ligature waspreviously placed upon the femoral artery at the fold of the groin,the value ot which he had demonstrated in the course of his prac-tice. The First Amputation op the Hip-Joint in America.—Per-formed by Dr. Moit at Neiv York, October 7,1824. SuccessfulAmputation at the Hip-Joint. By V. Mott, M. D., Oct. 7,1824. (See Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and SurgicalSciences. Philadelphia, 1827, Vol. XIV., p. 101—104, withPlate.) It is now generally under
. New elements of operative surgery . ration. M. Larrey considered that, in allcases, the chances of success would be greater if the ligature waspreviously placed upon the femoral artery at the fold of the groin,the value ot which he had demonstrated in the course of his prac-tice. The First Amputation op the Hip-Joint in America.—Per-formed by Dr. Moit at Neiv York, October 7,1824. SuccessfulAmputation at the Hip-Joint. By V. Mott, M. D., Oct. 7,1824. (See Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and SurgicalSciences. Philadelphia, 1827, Vol. XIV., p. 101—104, withPlate.) It is now generally understood that surgical operations are notto be performed until all other curative measures have proved un-availing, or the life of the individual cannot be saved, unless somepart be sacrificed for the preservation of the whole. We have,nevertheless, reason to rejoice,that even under exceedingly unfavor-able circumstances, these dreaded resources of our art afford arational prospect of success, frequently enabling us to arrest or re-. MoTTB amputation at tliu dip joint. Ajipearance of tl»c atump when perfectly healed. AMPUTATION OF THE LpWEK EXTREMITIES. 651 move morbid affections, otherwise beyond reach of cure, and toprolong valuable lives in a state of comparative case. Were wedisposed to enter upon such an inquiry, it might be advantageousto determine how far the outcry against surgical operations, (doubt-less just in numerous instances,) has proved detrimental to the in-. terests of humanity, by causing the knife to be withheld in manycases where an intrepid and skilful employment of it would havebeen followed by the restoration of health, and the avoidance ofthe excruciating sufferings so often endured for a long time previ-ous to the death of such patients. Without discussmg this topic^however, we may be permitted to state our belief that a great num-ber of persons are annually committed to the grave, because pro-per surgical measures are not enforced, and that these ar
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