THE ETHICON BOOK OF SUTURES
Book Details + Condition: Ethicon Suture Laboratories, A Division of Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, NJ). Second Edition, 1946. 172 pages plus bibliography. Softcover. Subtitled "For operating room nurses and others interested in the history, use, and manufacture of suture materials." Multiple authors. Chapters include Trepanning in 1569, Early Plastic Surgery, Army Nurse in Combat Area, and more. Included is a history of sutures from the beginnings of modern medicine to the time of publication. Black and white photo illustrations throughout. An overall firm and clean copy, with tight binding; light wear to covers, with smudging/darkening present; interior is clean and free of markings.
