Kocher

[ koh-ker; German koh-khuhr ]

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E·mil The·o·dor [ey, -meel , tey, -oh-doh, r], 1841–1917, Swiss physiologist, pathologist, and surgeon: Nobel Prize 1909.

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Before an operation the silk is again boiled for ten minutes in the same solution, and is used directly from this (Kocher).

The nomad Kūrds, Kocher, who always dwell in tents, are the wealthiest and most independent.

Kocher's plan of cutting successively all the muscles affected has given varying results, according to de Quervain.

Kocher's method is suitable for the great majority of cases of sub-coracoid dislocation.

The head is then forcibly flexed towards the opposite side, after which it can be rotated into its normal attitude (Kocher).

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