A — Table Ofthe Principal Matters — The Compleat Surgeon by Charles Gabriel Le Clerc

A — Table

Ofthe

Principal Matters

Which Are Contain’d in Every Chapter

C H A P. I.
Of the Qualifications of a Surgeon, and the Art of Surgery,	Page 1
Of Synthesis, Diæresis, Exæresis, and Prosthesis	2
What ought to be observ’d before the undertaking of an Operation	3
C H A P. II.
Of Chirurgical Instruments, portable and not portable	5
C H A P. III.
Of Anatomy in general, and in particular of all the Parts of which the Human Body is compos’d	7
C H A P. IV.
Of the general Division of a Human Body	10
C H A P. V.
Of the Skeleton	12
Of the different kinds of Articulations,	14
Of the Number of the Bones of the Human Skeleton	16
C H A P. VI.
Of Myology, or the Description and Anatomy of the Muscles of the Human Body	19
C H A P. VII.
Of the Myology or Anatomy of the Muscles of the Head	21
C H A P. VIII.
Of the Myology or Anatomy of the Muscles of the Chest, or of the Breast, Belly, and Back	31
C H A P. IX.
Of the Myology or Anatomy of the Muscles of the lower Belly	34
_Of the Muscles of the Parts that serve for Generation in both Sexes_	36
C H A P. X.
Of the Muscles of the Shoulder-Blades, Arms and Hands.	37
C H A P. XI.
Of the Muscles of the Thighs, Legs, and Feet,	48
A List of all the Muscles of the Humane Body,	57
C H A P. XII.
Of the Anatomy of the Nerves, Arteries, and Veins in general	58
Of the Structure of the four Tunicks of the Arteries	61
Of the Structure of the four Tunicks of the Veins	63
Of the Beginning and Origine of all the Veins	64
Of the Distribution of the ascending Vena Cava	Ibid.
C H A P. XIII.
Of the Anatomy of the Abdomen or lower Belly,	66
Of the Opening of a dead Body at a publick Dissection	67
Of the Peristaltick Motion of the Guts	71
Of the Parts appointed for Generation in Men	74
Of the Parts appropriated to Generation in Women	75
C H A P. XIV.
Of the Anatomy of the Breast, or middle Venter,	77
The manner of opening the Breast in order to dissect it	Ibid.
C H A P. XV.
Of the Anatomy of the Head or upper Venter,	80
An exact Historical Account of the Holes of the Skull, and the Vessels that pass thro’ ’em	83
The manner of opening the Head, and Anatomizing the Brain	91
C H A P. XVI.
Of Straps, Swathing-Bands, Bandages, Bolsters, and Tents	93

A Treatise of Chirurgical Diseases

C H A P. I.
Of Tumours in general, Impostumes or Abcesses, Breakings out, Pustules, and Tubercles	97
C H A P. II.
Of the general Method to be observ’d in the curing of Tumours	100
How many several ways may all curable Tumours be terminated	101
What are the best means of curing Impostumes, whether to dissolve, or to bring ’em to Suppuration	Ibid.
Of the Circumstances, to be observ’d by a Surgeon in the opening of Tumours	102
Of the general Causes of Tumours	103
C H A P. III.
Of Natural Tumours, and first of the Phlegmon, and its Dependances	104
Of Remedies proper for the Phlegmon	105
Remedies for the curing of Aneurisms and Varices	108
Remedies for Echymoses, Contusions, or Bruises	109
Of Tumours, and their Remedies	110
Of a Gangrene	111
Remedies for a Gangrene	113
Of Kibes and Chilblains, and their Remedies	114
Of the Panaritium and its Remedies	Ibid.
Of a Burn and its Remedies	115
Of the Erysipelas and its Dependences	116
Remedies for the Erysipelas	Ibid.
Of Erysipelatous Tumours or Impostumes, and their Remedies	118
Of the Oedema, and its proper Remedies,	119
Of Oedomatous Tumours and Impostumes	120
Of a Scirrhus and its Remedies	123
Of Scirrhous Tumours	124
Remedies for the Polypus	125
Of Cancers	126
Remedies for Cancers	Ibid. and 127
C H A P. IV.
Of Bastard or Encysted Tumours	128
Of the Remedies for Encysted Tumours	129
C H A P. V.
Of Critical, Malignant, Pestilential, and Venereal Tumours and Impostumes	131
C H A P. VI.
Of the Scurvy,	133

A Treatise of Wounds, Ulcers, and Sutures

C H A P. I.
Of Sutures or Stitches,	138
C H A P. II.
Of Wounds in general	141
Of Remedies proper to stop the Hæmorrhage of a Wound	143
What is to be done when a Convulsion happens in a Wound, by reason of a Wounded Nerve or Tendon	144
What Course is to be taken to draw extraneous Bodies out of a Wound	145
Of Vulnerary Decoctions to be taken inwardly	148
C H A P. III.
Of the particular Wounds of the Head	149
C H A P. IV.
Of the particular Wounds of the Breast	151
C H A P. V.
Of the particular Wounds of the lower Belly	153
C H A P. VI.
Of Wounds made by Guns or Fire-Arms	154
Of the Prognostick of Wounds by Gun-shot	155
Of the cure of Wounds by Gun-shot	Ibid.
Of a Burn made by Gun-powder	159
C H A P. VII.
Of Ulcers in general	164
C H A P. VIII.
Of Venereal Diseases	168
Of the Chaude-Pisse or Gonorrhæa	Ibid.
Of Shankers	170
Of Bubo’s	Ibid.
Of the Pox	171
The manner of making the Mercurial Panacæa	175, &c.

A Treatise of the Diseases of the Bones

C H A P. I.
Of the Dislocation of Bones	181
C H A P. II.
Of the Fractures of Bones	187
C H A P. III.
Of the particular Fractures of the Skull	192
C H A P. IV.
Of the Caries, Exostoses, and Nodus of the Bones	197
C H A P. V.
Of Cauteries, Vesicatories, Setons, Cupping-Glasses, and Leeches	199
Of the compounding of Potential Cauteries	201
C H A P. VI.
Of Phlebotomy	204

A Treatise of Chirurgical Operations

C H A P. I.
Of the Operation of the Trepan	209
Of the Bandage of the Trepan	213
C H A P. II.
Of the Operation of the Fistula Lachrymalis	214
The Dressing and Bandage of the Fistula Lachrymalis	215
C H A P. III.
Of the Operation of the Cataract	216
The Dressing and Bandage of the Operation of the Cataract	217
Of purulent Matter gather’d under the Corneous Tunicle of the Eye	218
Of a Tumour that ariseth in the Eye,	Ibid.
Of the Eye-Lids glu’d together	Ibid.
Of the Hairs of the Eye-Brows that offend the Eye	219
Of the hard and transparent Tumours on the Eye-Lids	Ibid.
C H A P. IV.
Of the Operation of the Polypus	Ibid.
C H A P. V.
Of the Operation of the Hare-Lip	220
The Dressing and Bandage for the Hare-Lip	221
C H A P. VI.
Of the Operation of Bronchotomy	222
C H A P. VII.
Of the Operation of the Uvula	223
C H A P. VIII.
Of the Operation of a Cancer in the Breast	Ibid.
The Dressing and Bandage of the Breast	225
C H A P. IX.
The Operation of the Empyema	227
The Dressing and Bandage for the Operation of the Empyema	228
C H A P. X.
Of the Operation of the Paracentesis of the lower Belly	229
The Dressing and Bandage for that Paracentesis	230
The Operation of the Parcentesis of the Scrotum	Ibid.
C H A P. XI.
Of the Operation of Gastroraphy	231
C H A P. XII.
Of the Operation of Exomphalus	234
C H A P. XIII.
Of the Operation of the Bubonocele, and of the compleat Rupture	236
The Dressing and Bandage	237
Of the compleat Rupture	Ibid.
C H A P. XIV.
Of the Operation of Castration	238
Of the Dressing and Bandage for the Castration	239
C H A P. XV.
Of the Operation of the Stone in the Ureter	240
C H A P. XVI.
Of the Operation of Lithotomy	241
The Dressing and Bandage for the Operation of Lithotomy	243
Of the Operation of Lithotomy in Women by the lesser Preparative	244
C H A P. XVII.
Of the Operation of the Puncture of the Perinæum	245
C H A P. XVIII.
Of the Operation of the Fistula in Ano	Ibid.
C H A P. XIX.
Of the Suture of Stitching of a Tendon	247
C H A P. XX.
Of the Cæsarian Operation	248
C H A P. XXI.
Of the Operation of Amputation; with its proper Dressings and Bandages	249 and 251
C H A P. XXII.
Of the Operation of the Aneurism	253
The Bandage for the Aneurism	255
C H A P. XXIII.
Of the Operation of Phlebotomy	Ibid.
The Bandage in Phlebotomy	256
C H A P. XXIV.
Of the Operation of Encysted Tumours	257
Of Ganglions	258
C H A P. XXV.
Of the Operation of Hydrocephalus	Ibid.
C H A P. XXVI.
Of the Operation of cutting the Tongue-String	259
C H A P. XXVII.
Of the Operation of opening stopt Ductus’s	260
Of an Incision made to open the Vagina Uteri	Ibid.
The manner of separating the Lips of the Pudendum when conglutinated	Ibid.
The manner of opening the Vagina when stopt with a Fleshy Substance	Ibid.
The Method of opening the Urinary Ductus as well in Boys as in young Virgins	Ibid.
The Method of opening the Ductus* of the Ear, when stopt with a Membrane or a Carnous Substance*	261
C H A P. XXVIII.
Of the Operation of the Phimosis and Paraphimosis	Ibid.
C H A P. XXIX.
Of the Operation of the Varix	262
C H A P. XXX.
Of the Operation of the Panaritium	263
The Dressing and Bandage for this Operation	Ibid.
C H A P. XXXI.
Of the Reduction of the falling of the Anus	264
C H A P. XXXII.
Of the reducing of the falling of the Matrix	265
C H A P. XXXIII.
Of the application of the Cautery and its Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. XXXIV.
Of the Application of Leeches, and the Dressing	267
C H A P. XXXV.
Of the application of the Seton	268
C H A P. XXXVI.
Of Scarifications	269
C H A P. XXXVII.
Of the Application of Vesicatories	Ibid.
C H A P. XXXVIII.
Of the application of Cupping-Glasses	270
C H A P. XXXIX.
Of the opening of Abscesses or Impostumes	271

A Treatise of the Operations of Fractures

C H A P. I.
Of the Fracture of the Nose	272
The Dressing and Bandage for the Fracture of the Nose	273
C H A P. II.
Of the Fracture of the lower Jaw	274
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. III.
Of the Fracture of the Clavicle	276
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. IV.
Of the Fracture of the Omoplata or Shoulder-Blade	278
The Dressing	Ibid.
C H A P. V.
Of the Fracture of the Ribs	279
The Dressing and Bandage	280
C H A P. VI.
Of the Fracture of the Sternum or Breast-Bone	Ibid.
The Dressing and Bandage	281
C H A P. VII.
Of the Fracture of the Vertebra’s	Ibid.
C H A P. VIII.
Of the Fracture of the Os Sacrum	283
C H A P. IX.
Of the Fracture of the Coccyx or Rump-Bone	Ibid.
The Dressing and Bandage for that Fracture	284
C H A P. X.
Of the Fracture of the Humerus or Arm-Bone	Ibid.
Its proper Dressing and Bandage	285
C H A P. XI.
Of the Fracture of the Bone of the Elbow	286
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. XII.
Of the Fracture of the Carpus or Wrist-Bone	287
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. XIII.
Of the Fracture of the Bone of the Metacarpium or Back of the Hand	288
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. XIV.
Of the Fracture of the Bones of the Fingers	289
C H A P. XV.
Of the Fracture of the Thigh-Bone	Ibid.
The Dressing and Bandage	290
C H A P. XVI.
Of the Fracture of the Patella or Knee-Pan	291
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. XVII.
Of the Fracture of the Leg-Bone	292
Its proper Dressing and Bandage	293
The Dressing for complicated Fractures	294
C H A P. XVIII.
Of the Fracture of the Bones of the Foot	295
The Dressing and Bandage	296

A Treatise of the Operations Which Are Perform’d in Luxations

C H A P. I.
Of the Luxation of the Bone of the Nose	297
The Dressing and Bandage proper for such a Luxation	298
C H A P. II.
Of the Luxation of the lower Jaw-Bone	Ibid.
The Dressing and Bandage	299
C H A P. III.
Of the Luxation of the Clavicle	Ibid.
C H A P. IV.
Of the Luxation of the Vertebra’s	300
The Dressing and Bandage	301
C H A P. V.
Of the Luxation of the Coccyx or Rump-Bone	302
C H A P. VI.
Of the Bunch	Ibid.
C H A P. VII.
Of the Luxation of the Ribs	303
The Dressing and Bandage	Ibid.
C H A P. VIII.
Of the sinking of the Xiphoides or Sword-like Cartilage	304
C H A P. IX.
Of the Luxation of the Humerus or Arm-Bone,	Ibid.
The Dressing and Bandage	306
C H A P. X.
Of the Luxation of the Bone of the Elbow	Ibid.
The Bandage for the same Luxation	307
C H A P. XI.
Of the Luxation of the Carpus or Wrist-Bone	308
The Bandage	309
C H A P. XII.
Of the Luxation of the Bones of the Fingers	Ibid.
The Bandage for that Luxation	Ibid.
C H A P. XIII.
Of the Luxation of the Thigh	310
Its proper Dressing and Bandage	312
C H A P. XIV.
Of the Luxation of the Knee	Ibid.
The Bandage	313
C H A P. XV.
Of the Luxation of the Patella, Knee-Pan, or Whirl-Bone of the Knee	Ibid.
Of the Separation of the Perone from the Tibia	Ibid.
Of the Luxation of the Astragalus	314
Of the Separation of the Calcaneum from the Astragalus	Ibid.

A Treatise of Medicinal Compositions Necessary for a Surgeon

C H A P. I.
Of Balsams	315
The Balsam of Arcæus	Ibid.
The Balsam of Spain	316
The Green Balsam	317
The Samaritan Balsam	318
C H A P. II.
Of Ointments	319
Unguentum Althææ	Ibid.
The mundificative Ointment of Smallage	320
The black or suppurative Ointment	321
Unguentum Rosatum	322
Unguentum Album, aut de Cerussa	323
Unguentum Ægyptiacum	324
Unguentum Basilicon, or the Royal Ointment	325
A cooling Cerate	326
An Ointment for Burns	327
C H A P. III.
Of Plaisters	328
Of Plaister of Diapalma	Ibid.
The Plaister of simple Diachylum	329
The Plaister of Andreas Crucius	330
Emplastrum Divinum	331
C H A P. IV.
Of the Cataplasms or Pultisses	332
C H A P. V.
Of Oils	334
Simple Oil of Roses made by infusion	Ibid.
Compound Oil of Roses made by infusion	Ibid.
Oil of sweet Almonds made by expression	335
Oil of Bayes	336
Oil of Eggs made by expression	337
C H A P. VI.
Of Collyriums	338
A dry Collyrium	Ibid.
A blue Collyrium	339
C H A P. VII.
Of Powders	Ibid.
A Powder against Madness or Frenzy	Ibid.
C H A P. VIII.
A Styptick Water	340

The End of the Table

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