Lister’s house surgeon Douglas Guthrie related a touching story later in life about a little girl who came into the hospital suffering from an abscess of the knee. After Lister treated and dressed her wound, the girl held up her doll to him. He gently took the toy from her and noticed that it was missing its tiny leg. The girl fumbled around under her pillow and—much to Lister’s amusement—produced the severed limb. He shook his head ominously as he inspected his newest patient. Lister turned to Guthrie and asked for a needle and cotton. Carefully, he stitched the limb back onto the doll and
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