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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1936;18:434-438.
© 1936 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

THE PROBABLE ADAPTATION OF UTILITARIAN IMPLEMENTS FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES BY THE "MOUND BUILDERS" OF EASTERN ARKANSAS

ELMER G. WAKEFIELD M.D.1 and SAMUEL C. DELLINGER 2

1 Division of Medicine, The Mayo Clinic
2 Department of Zoölogy and Curator of the Museum, University of Arkansas

An improvised cautery (drills, knives, and scrapers) was used by the "Mound Builders" of Eastern Arkansas on long bones, jaws, and skulls. The indications for use of the cautery seem to have been definite organic disease of the bone, except in the case of trephinement of the skull. The cautery was applied directly to the most easily accessible portion of the affected region.

Submitted on February 8, 1936


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