first edition Contemporary three-quarter leather over glazed paper boards.
1810 · Leipzig
by Jörg, Johann Christian Gottfried - ORTHOPEDICS
Leipzig: Mitzky und Compagnie, 1810. First Edition. Contemporary three-quarter leather over glazed paper boards.. Very good; diminishing light stain to a portion of the fore-edge of the first six leaves; backstrip missing; binding is sound; some chafing.. 4to, xiv, [1] - 170 + 6 detailed copper plate engravings by J F Schröter.
Generally regarded as the first scientific orthopedics textbook. It deals with the correction of deformities of the spine, neck, and clubfoot, rickets etc. and their various treatments. Valentin in his History of Orthopedics quotes Löffler (1955) who calls Jörg's text the first scientific orthopedic text. Valentin reproduces one of the illustrations in his History .... (#73). Jörg was a professor of gynecology at Leipzig. The author stresses his practical approach and experience in treating such cases. The introduction to the text points out that he supervised a "clinic" for such patients in his home. He also hoped to inspire interest among his colleagues in treating these afflictions by writing this book. Uncommon. OCLC with a handful of locations in America. (Inventory #: 21180)
Generally regarded as the first scientific orthopedics textbook. It deals with the correction of deformities of the spine, neck, and clubfoot, rickets etc. and their various treatments. Valentin in his History of Orthopedics quotes Löffler (1955) who calls Jörg's text the first scientific orthopedic text. Valentin reproduces one of the illustrations in his History .... (#73). Jörg was a professor of gynecology at Leipzig. The author stresses his practical approach and experience in treating such cases. The introduction to the text points out that he supervised a "clinic" for such patients in his home. He also hoped to inspire interest among his colleagues in treating these afflictions by writing this book. Uncommon. OCLC with a handful of locations in America. (Inventory #: 21180)