| Show operation york july 1 special dispatch to the globe democrat one of the most remarkable surgical operations recorded in the past year wag performed on william green former theater usher at alie charity hospital on blackwells Black welle island last week forcen was afflicted ft ith a tumor that grew in a wonna over hia shoulderblade shoulder blade which was alie result of a fall awas decided to remove lie collarbone collar bone shoulder blade and arm an assistant raised alio left arm and bield it in position the operator made an incision alie entire length of the collar bono and down the back over the shoulder blade A slit lit low 0 blood waa quickly sponged away tho burgeon alien laid bare the collarbone collar bone checking the arteries with forceps and catgut cat gut ligatures the joining the collarbone collar bone to alie brent bone was next ee vered and then the clavicle was raised and entirely removed the operator dissected the skin exposing the shoulder blade after which he severed the muscles which held it to the back then ho made ft circular incision beneath the arm and through alie muscles of the breant the arm and der blade were then tree anil alie operator placed them on the table with the clavicle the entire left side had been removed and yet not more than a tablespoonful of blood was lost the operation took just one hour and forty minutes and the patient has been steadily paining strength ever since only three other operations of the kind are recorded one 0 these was in france one in england and one in america |
