| Reference number | AP/42/4 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the repair of tendons after their subcutaneous division' by Bernard E [Edward] Brodhurst |
| Creator | Brodhurst; Bernard Edward (1822-1900); Orthopaedic surgeon; author |
| Date | 1859 |
| Description | Brodhurst describes a series of experiments which show firstly that a tendon, having been divided, may reunite without leaving a permanent scar; secondly, that the uniting new material may be drawn out to any required length, and may even acquire the thickness of the tendon itself; thirdly, that the addition of a new tendon does not impair the strength of the muscle, unless the length is more than sufficient, in which case it occasionally weakens the muscle.
Annotations in pencil throughout. Includes six plates of anatomical drawings.
Subject: Anatomy / Physiology / Medicine
Received 4 November 1859. Communicated by Thomas Blizard Curling.
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 10 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the repair of tendons after their subcutaneous division'. |
| Extent | 18p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1859.0040 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/4/21 |
| RR/4/22 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6976 | Curling; Thomas Blizard (1811 - 1888) | 1811 - 1888 |