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. 2016 Dec;474(12):2577-2579.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5042-6. Epub 2016 Aug 25.

ArtiFacts: Jean Louis Petit's Screw Tourniquet

Alan J Hawk  1
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ArtiFacts: Jean Louis Petit's Screw Tourniquet

Alan J Hawk. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Dec.
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Petit’s screw tourniquet, dating from the mid-19th century, is shown. (Disclosure: This image has been manipulated using dodging and burning techniques. It has been cropped to emphasize the subject.) (National Museum of Health and Medicine photo illustration by Matthew Breitbart).
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