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Foreword 3
Preparation of the skin 10
Preparation of the hands of the operator 12
Preparation of the syringe 15
Preparation of the paraffin 18
Posture of patient for injection 23
Skin infiltration to permit of insertion of long needle
without undue pain 25
The effect of paraffin compounds upon the tissues 27
The immediate after effects of the paraffin injections 30
The precaution used to prevent throwing of paraffin
into the circulation 32
Factors to be considered in dealing with inguinal
hernia 35
Where the injection should be placed 39
The amount of paraffin to be introduced in a given
case 42
Technic to be used in injecting inguinal hernia 44
The injection of femoral hernia 51
Injection of umbilical hernia 53
Case reports 69