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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1944;26:185-188.
© 1944 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

A PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE FOR PRESERVING SURGICAL AND ANATOMICAL DISSECTIONS

J. B. deC. M. Saunders M.D., CH.B., F.R.C.S.1 and A. H. Rice M.D.1

1 Division of Anatomy, University of California Medical School, San Francisco

A technique is presented whereby surgical and anatomical dissections may be preserved in dry, odorless, permanent preparations, demonstrating the most minute detail in sharp contrast. It includes:

1. Careful, clean dissection;

2. Painting with water colors;

3. Preservation of tissues by infiltration with absolute alcohol, amyl acetate, and lacquer.


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