Knives include a small hooked knife for child birth, a lance to enter the womb making way for the fetus' cranium, a Mauriceau instrument (tire-tête), a knife to cut the periosteum in amputations, a large knife to make a circular incision in skin and muscles, and a device for the hand's extensor and tendons.
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Is part of: Recueil de planches, sur les sciences... v. 2, pt. 2, p. 83, pl. XX