This again is utilization of the patient’s own tissue, he himself furnishing his own animal ligature, which, being fresh and sterile, may be regarded as reliable. The method, furthermore, has this advantage, that there is reason to believe that tissue so utilized becomes organized, in time, and that the union becomes more reliable rather than otherwise. At all events in a considerable number of cases it has yielded satisfactory results, and in no case has it caused any disappointment.
Fig. 617
Radical cure of femoral hernia. Dissection of the saphenous opening. The sac of the hernia has been tied. (Richardson.)
Fig. 618
Radical cure of femoral hernia, showing method of application of purse-string ligature to close saphenous opening. (Richardson.)
Fig. 619
Radical cure of femoral hernia. Sutures applied to pectineal fascia, fascia lata, and Poupart’s ligament. (Richardson.)