| Reference Number | RBC/133 |
| Title | Letter from William Pirrie to Richard Butcher |
| Date | 19 September 1856 |
| Creator Name | Pirrie, William, 1807-1882 |
| Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891 |
| Description | Manuscript letter from William Pirrie to Richard Butcher sending a report with details of a case of excision of the knee joint. Pirrie comments that three of the five cases of excision carried out in his hospital have ended in amputation. |
| Extent | 2 pages |
| Term | Knee Joint -- surgery |
| Amputation |
| Letter |
| Related Record | RBC/134 |
| RBC/136 |
| RBC/135 |