On Gun-shot Wounds of the Extremities, Requiring the Different Operations of Amputation, With Their After-treatment: Establishing the Advantages of Am (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781020520846)

Written by George James Nicolls Guthrie, a prominent 19th-century surgeon, this book discusses the management of gun-shot wounds of the extremities and argues for the advantages of amputation on the field of battle. It includes detailed descriptions of surgical techniques and after-treatment, as well as case studies.

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