Historical Bibliography Updated: January 27, 2020

An account of a new method of treating diseases of the joints of the knee and elbow.

Publication Details

London: J. Johnson, 1733 CE; 1783 CE.

This was originally a letter to Pott. Park became famous for his operation of excision and arthrodesis as a treatment for destructive joint disease. The title page is misprinted “MDCCXXXIII”; the letter is dated 1783. The second edition of this work, Glasgow, 1806, contains the English translation of No. 4440.

Browse Tags

Surgery & Anesthesia

Thematic Classifications

ORTHOPEDICS › Diseases of or Injuries to Bones, Joints & Skeleton ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments › Amputations: Excisions: Resections ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments › Knee

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#4438
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6333
Author Bio Link	DNB ↗
External URL	an-account-of-a-new-method-of-treating-diseases-of-the-joints-of-the-knee-and-elbow

Geographic Context

Publication place: London

Mentioned in annotation: Glasgow