Excerpt from The Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Bones and JointsIt had been my intention, originally, to illustrate some of the most important diseases of the bones and joints, as well as some of the principal apparatus used in the treat ment of fractures, by means of plates, but upon more ma ture re¿ection, it was thought best, at least for the present, to omit them, as the expense of the work would thereby be materially enhanced, and probably prevent many of those, for whom it is chie¿y designed, from possessing it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.