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Show DISCOVERY IN SURGERY Arteries Are Reunited by Using Magnesium Rings Chicago. May 31. Dr. Victor D. Lcspinasse of the Northwestern University Uni-versity medical school told an alumni audience of physicians yesterday that he had discovered a surgical secret which may do much to save life nnd modify suffering. In a broad sense, he said, that It la a successful method of reuniting blood vessels aud arter'es and battling arterial" diseases. To prove his claims were not mere theory, tho doctor caused nevcral dogs to be brought forth for Inspection. Kach was cited ns au example of a peculiar operation. Tbe livers had been removed and reunited In fomo of the dogs. Legs had been cut off and rografted (o others. The secret, Dr. Isplnasse explain, ex-plain, consisted in bin successful reuniting re-uniting ot severed arteries. Heretofore, Dr. 1'Spinassc favs, physicians have been forced to resort to sowing to obtain the deslrtd end. The stitching method .ras unsuccessful, unsuccess-ful, because It too often resulted in blood clots, the constriction of the arteries ar-teries or their enlargement. For five years Dr. Iesplnasse tried to find out a substitute lor the needle and tnrrad What Is claimed to be the solution consists of the use of rings of luu-n-'sluiu. The severed vessel arc Joined by these rings or couplers, in theory they do not differ from i f:o coupler-, uped by the fire department. Magnesium Is used l.ecauye It readily read-ily dissolve. when the complete union of the scored ends of thj arteries, liof. taken place. |