Historical and Modern Hernia Bandages

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RAINAL Léon & Jules Frères. Illustrated by M. DE RUAZ. Le Bandage Herniaire. Autrefois - Aujourd'hui. By Léon and Jules Rainal Frères. Masson et Cie, Publishers - Bookstore of the Academy of Medicine. Paris, 1899, paperback, 4to, approximately 28x20 cm, 324 figures interspersed in the text, engravings executed by M. de Ruaz based on documents from the National Library, coat of arms of the Community of Gibeciers Faiseurs de Brayers, 348 pages. I. First Book: Formerly. Historical overview. Archaeological bandages. From Celsus to Avicenna. From Ali Abbas to Ambroise Paré. The hernia bandage in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Corporations of Bandagistes. Progress made in the 19th century. II. Second Book: Today. The French bandage. Pelotes. Bandages for hernia points. Inguinal, scrotal, irreducible epiploic, child hernia, umbilical, abdominal, lumbar hernias and others. Radical cure of hernias. Hernia statistics. Application of bandages. On some supernumerary uses of the bandage. Taxis. III. Modern Manufacturing. IV. Ancient Manufacturing. Rare copy.