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First Successful Antiseptic Fracture Treatment

Name: First Successful Antiseptic Fracture Treatment – Great Britain factsheet records
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Great Britain · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1865Date range

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1865

Joseph ListerAugust 1865

Glasgow · Science / Medicine

Successfully treats a compound fracture using carbolic acid at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Names involved

Joseph Lister

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