Paper, 'Case of a fracture in the scull [sic]' by William Cheselden
Reference number: CLP/12ii/4
Date: 1721
Description
Cheselden describes a case of a schoolgirl who sustained a head injury whilst playing by a river. Cheselden found that she had a fracture across the os bregmatis [parietal bone] and trephined her skull on three occasions. She recovered successfully.
Subject: Surgery
Read to the Royal Society on 18 January 1721 [1722].
- Reference number
- CLP/12ii/4
- Earliest possible date
- 1721
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
William Cheselden, Paper, 'Case of a fracture in the scull [sic]' by William Cheselden, 1721, CLP/12ii/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12ii_4/paper-case-of-a-fracture-in-the-scull-sic-by-william-cheselden, accessed on 14 May 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12ii_4/paper-case-of-a-fracture-in-the-scull-sic-by-william-cheselden
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/clp_12ii_4/paper-case-of-a-fracture-in-the-scull-sic-by-william-cheselden" title="Paper, 'Case of a fracture in the scull [sic]' by William Cheselden" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
Related Fellows
-
William Cheselden
Author
Explore the collection
-
Classified Papers
The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.
Dates: 1592 - 1741
View collection