Hernia Bandage: Past and Present Medical Practice

Description

Hernia Bandage. Once Today. By Léon and Jules Rainal Frères, illustrated by M. de Ruaz. Published by Masson et Cie - Librairie de l'Académie de Médecine, Paris, 1899. Paperback, in-4°, approximately 28x20 cm, 348 pages. Contains 324 figures interspersed throughout the text, engravings executed by M. de Ruaz after documents from the National Library. Features coat of arms of the community of Gibénters of Brayers. Comprehensive two-part work: Book I (Formerly) presents historical overview from Celsus to Avicenna, through Ali Abbas and Ambroise Paré, detailing 17th-18th century hernial bandages, bandagist corporations, and 19th century progress. Book II (Today) covers French bandage techniques, balls, bandages for various hernia types (crural, scrotal, irreducible, inguinal, umbilical, abdominal, lumbar), radical cure methods, statistics, and application techniques. Includes sections on modern and ancient manufacturing. Rare copy.