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Sterile Chromic Catgut Sutures

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Sir William Macewan's teacher, Joseph Lister, came up with chromic suture, but it could not be well sterilized. But Macewen came up with a chromic…

Pyogenic infective diseases of the brain and spinal cord: meningitis, abscess of brain, infective sinus thrombosis

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Sir William Macewan (1848-1924) was among the earliest surgeons to attach otitis abscesses through the ear. He learned from his teacher, Joseph…

Shadow Box of Temporal Bone Sections

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Dr. Pappas created this shadow box displaying and identifying the temporal bones and structures. A magnified portion of this box shows the mastoid…

The life of Jacob Henle

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Jacob Henle (1809-1885) gave a detailed and complete description of the temporal bone and was the first to describe the suprameatal spine, though he…

Head Mirror, Example 2

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In the evolution of the head mirror, it was Turck's idea to attach the mirror to a headband. This idea really took off and even became the symbol of…