“The operative treatment of outward dislocation of the patella”

Abstract

in various regions of the head, neck, and trunk. In each ,procedure, the indications and contra-indications are first summarized. Next the various steps of the operation are described, and then certain comments are made in which special points of difficulty are dealt with, including various complications and sequelae which may arise during or after the operation. This systematic arrangement of the text makes it an exceedingly clear guide to surgical practice.The most noteworthy feature of the work is the excellence of the illustrations, which, with few exceptions, are original, and drawn with a rare combination of artistic beauty and anatomical fidelity by Mr. James T. Murray and others. It would serve.-no useful purpose to criticize the author's choice of this or that procedure for various operations; but i t may be said that a wise choice has been made of the really important operations, and that the views laid down represent fairly the modern teaching of British surgery.The omission of such subjects as trigeminal neuralgia, injuries of the heart and lungs, splenectomy, and operations upon the urethra, is a notable defect from the student's point of view.The large size of the page, the excellence of the paper and printing, the clearness of the descriptive matter, and above all, the beauty of the figures, combine to make this a really monumental work, and we heartily congratulate the author, artists, and publishers on the unique success of their enterprise.