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makes an incision around the part to be amputated. The part is removed, and the bone is smoothed. A flap is constructed of muscle, connective tissue, and skin to cover the raw end of the bone. The flap is closed over the bone with sutures
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∙ 13y agoto find the place where healing is most likely to be complete, while allowing the maximum amount of limb to remain for effective rehabilitation. The greater the blood flow through an area, the more likely healing is to occur
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What was the most common operation preformed by surgeons during the civil war?
Amputation
What does surgeons do?
Surgeons are responsible for performing varying types of surgery on humans and sometimes animals. Surgeons typically work in a hospital setting.
Why were ships surgeons called 'bones'?
In the British navy in the eighteenth century, ships' surgeons were given the epithet "sawbones" because the common treatment for injuries to limbs was amputation. The amputation procedure involved cutting through soft tissue, sawing through the bone, then cauterising the stump with tar.
Do surgeons use catheters while performing long surgeries?
Yes
Why do most surgeons prefer to use absorbable sutures when performing an otoplasty?
Many plastic surgeons prefer to use absorbable sutures when performing an otoplasty in order to minimize the risk of disturbing the shape of the ear by removing stitches later.
Why surgeons reverse the veins when performing coranry bypass grafts?
because of venous valves
Why do surgeons wait to perform surgery while patients are still in litigation?
Surgeons are not barred from performing surgeries simply because they have been sued. In fact, a lot of surgeons have several lawsuits going on at any given time. They only need to stop performing surgeries if their license is revoked or if a court orders so.
Who is Josheph Lister?
he is the guy who discovered that by sterilizing all the surgeons operation tools, and their hands when performing an operation decreased the rate of mortality after performing an operation in the 1850's.
What kind of doctors can perform the dermabrasion procedure?
Dermabrasion procedures should be performed by plastic surgeons or dermatologists. Additionally, the doctor performing this procedure should be licensed and capable of performing it.
Can women be plastic surgeons?
Of course, there may not be many but you can do anything. I'm a girl and that's my goal.
What was the primary goal for Shakespeare's plays?
To entertain the public by performing them. This was pretty much the only goal of the plays.
What was used to knock you out in the civil war?
The only anasthetic available at that time was ether, if the surgeons had any. Due to the blockade souther surgeons rarely had any ether, so patients were given a shot or two of whiskey maybe, and maybe a bullet to bite on, while enduring an amputation while conscious.
