. Modern surgery, general and operative. Fig. 1095.—Jabez N. Jacksons incisionfor removal of the mammary gland. Fig. 1096.—Alethod of approximating flaps afterbreast amputation. from the body of the patient by a stroke of the knife from b to c, repeating thefirst cut through the skin. Every bleeding point, however small, is tied with finesilk. From 60 to 100 ligatures or even more may be required. After the completion of the operation the wound into the axilla is closed witha subcuticular stitch of silver wire; if a cut has been carried above the clavicle,it is closed in the same manner, and t
. Modern surgery, general and operative. Fig. 1095.—Jabez N. Jacksons incisionfor removal of the mammary gland. Fig. 1096.—Alethod of approximating flaps afterbreast amputation. from the body of the patient by a stroke of the knife from b to c, repeating thefirst cut through the skin. Every bleeding point, however small, is tied with finesilk. From 60 to 100 ligatures or even more may be required. After the completion of the operation the wound into the axilla is closed witha subcuticular stitch of silver wire; if a cut has been carried above the clavicle,it is closed in the same manner, and the edgesof the elhptical opening are brought nearer to-gether by a purse-string subcuticular grafts cut from the patients thighare used to cover the gap. Silver-leaf is placedover the wound, this is covered with gauze,bandages are appHed, and the dressing isoverlaid by a plaster-of-Paris bandage, whichincludes the head, neck, chest, and arm. Thearea from which grafts have been taken isdressed with sterile gauze or an
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