Modern surgery, general and operative . 7. Opening the Sheath for Ligation of an Artery (Guerin). 2. Sheath of Artery Open (Guerin), ?. Tightening the Knot in Ligation (Guerin). 4. Anatomy of the Iliac Arteries, and showing thelines of incision for their ligation: i, Abemethys incision (Guerin). 5, 6. Ballance and Ed-munds Stay-knots. Ligation of Arteries in Continuity 469 feels like a flat band which is thinner in the center than at the edges. A ner\-efeels like a hard, round cord. Veins are soft, larger than their related arteries,and so ven,- compressible that they can scarcely be felt when


Modern surgery, general and operative . 7. Opening the Sheath for Ligation of an Artery (Guerin). 2. Sheath of Artery Open (Guerin), ?. Tightening the Knot in Ligation (Guerin). 4. Anatomy of the Iliac Arteries, and showing thelines of incision for their ligation: i, Abemethys incision (Guerin). 5, 6. Ballance and Ed-munds Stay-knots. Ligation of Arteries in Continuity 469 feels like a flat band which is thinner in the center than at the edges. A ner\-efeels like a hard, round cord. Veins are soft, larger than their related arteries,and so ven,- compressible that they can scarcely be felt when pressed upon, andcompression causes distal distention. If the wound can be seen into clearly, itwill be noted, as Treves (Operative Surger}-) asserts, that the ner\-es standout as clear, rounded, white cords; that the veins are of a piurple color and ofsomewhat uneven and w-a\y contour; that the arter>- is regular in outline andof a pale-pink or pinkish-yellow tint, the large vessels being of lighter color thanthe small. Each arten


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