Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) / Masters of Medicine
H. Laing Gordon
Table of the Mortality of Amputations of the Thigh.
For Disease.
For Injury.
Cases.
Deaths.
Mortality.
per cent.
Thigh
313
80
25.5
Leg
409
57
13.4
Arm
344
14
4.0
Forearm
313
2
0.6