| RefNo | CLP/12ii/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Case of a fracture in the scull [sic]' by William Cheselden |
| Date | [1721] |
| Description | Cheselden describes a case of a schoolgirl who sustained a head injury whilst playing by a river. Cheselden found that she had a fracture across the os bregmatis [parietal bone] and trephined her skull on three occasions. She recovered successfully.
Subject: Surgery
Read to the Royal Society on 18 January 1721 [1722]. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6580 | Cheselden; William (1688 - 1752) | 1688 - 1752 |