Excerpt from The Radical Cure of Inguinal Hernia in the Male The two outermost of these deep mattress sutures pass through muscular tissues and the same tissues on both sides of the wound. They are the most important stitches, for the trans planted Cord passes out between them. If placed too close to gether, the circulation of the cord might be imperiled, and if too far apart the hernia might recur. They should, however, be near enough to each other to grip the cord. (see Fig. The precise point out to which the cord is transplanted depends upon the con dition of the muscles at the internal abdominal ring. If in this situa tion they are thick and firm, and present broad raw surfaces, the cord may be brought out here. But if the muscles are attenuated at this point, and present thin cut edges, the cord is transplanted farther out. The skin wound is brought together by buried skin sutures Of very fine silk.1 The transplanted cord lies on the apo neurosis Of the external oblique muscle and is covered by skin only. (see Fig. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.