#anatomy
Osteosarcoma, before and after operation
Osteosarcoma are cancerous bone tumors found in immature bone, most often in those over 10 and under 25 years old. This particular case is in a man named Robert Penman, who was twenty-four.
These days, in those whose tumor is non-malignant (has not spread beyond its original tumor site), the five-year survival rate is about 75%. Back in 1839, I cant imagine this lad was quite as lucky, but it appears that at least the primary tumor was removed for a time.
Case of Osteo-sarcoma of the lower jaw, as operated upon Robert Penman, aged twenty-four years. 1839.
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Osteomyeltis of the femur, as a result of scarlet fever
Osteomyelitis is an intensely painful, often disastrous infection of the bone, which can have grave consequences. This case was the sequelae of a case of scarlet fever (a body-wide rash caused by strep throat), and resulted in amputation of the limb. This patient survived, but a large percentage of patients did not. Prior to antibiotics, many who contracted osteomyelitis (due to scarlet fever or other reasons) developed severe bacteremia(bacteria in the bloodstream), which often progressed to sepsisanddeath.
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An American Text-Book of Surgery, for Practitioners and Students. Ed. William W. Keen & J. William White, 1899.
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“A skeleton of an adult put into this posture to show it in a greater scale. It was thought better not to figure it, all these bones being explained in former plates, and the design of this being to show them together without being defaced with references.”
The Anatomy of the Human Body. William Cheselden, 1750.
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“A skeleton of an adult put into this posture to show it in a greater scale. It was thought better not to figure it, all these bones being explained in former plates, and the design of this being to show them together without being defaced with references.”
The Anatomy of the Human Body. William Cheselden, 1750.
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Amap of the major cerebral connections; your brain’s basic wiring in a nut shell
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quick sketch from my surgical rotation
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