An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

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BRAINARD, Daniel

1 entries
  • 4418.1

Essay on a new method of treating ununited fractures and certain deformities of the osseous system.

New York: Godwin, 1854.

Experimenting on animals and cadavers, Brainard developed a special bone drill or “perforator” introduced subcutaneously to perforate the bone ends, simulating a recent fracture, and thus stimulating callus formation.



Subjects: ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments › Fractures & Dislocations