by the Parisian maker Charriere intended for amputation of the cervix. Over the course of the second half of the nineteenth century, the requisites for the advancement of surgery began to fall ...

In the mid-19th century Thomas Rocyn Jones set up a practice ... It helped ease pain and reduced the number of amputations needed. The Thomas splint was widely used for leg injuries in both ...

Researchers into the history of paediatrics and child health have named what is believed to be the first child in England to have an amputation ... the middle of the 19th century.