Scope and Contents Series of five illustrations showing a procedure to remove cysts from the spine. Includes photograph of human tissue. Depicts the steps involved in the removal of a cyst in the spinal canal. One drawing shows a posterior view of the back, with the cyst outlines beneath the skin overlying the thoracic vertebrae (T2-4). Three posterior view drawings show the process of removing the cyst via removing the overlying laminae and separating the cyst from the 2nd right anterior nerve root. A fifth...

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Photographic print of three drawings showing a procedure on the spine, relating to a named patient.

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Pencil drawing showing condition of the spine, with six pencil drawings showing steps of a corrective procedure on a named patient.

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Right lateral view of standing infant. Depicts theco-peritoneal shunt in-situ; allowing drainage of excess CSF in the spinal canal into the peritoneal cavity via a drain with valves to prevent backflow. Annotated on the covering sheet with the words "Theco-peritoneal shunt".

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Pencil drawing showing a growth on the spinal cord, and another showing the condition in more detail. 1) posterior view of thoracic spinal cord, meninges have been pulled away to reveal a space occupying lesion in the spinal canal. 2) superior view of transverse section of spinal cord containing the mass and demonstrating spinal cord compression.

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Drawing of the spinal cord of a named patient with a condition. Showing instruments used to access the spinal cord of the patient.