. Photographs of surgical cases and specimens . and the discharge was the inner angle of the stump the necrosed extremity of the femurprotruded. August 9th, 1863, the sequestrum was found to be loose, andDr. Smith was directed to remove it. After its extraction there was con-siderable haemorrhage, nevertheless, convalescence now proceeded formation of new bone replacing the original diaphysis could be readilyfelt. The stump was not shorter than at first. It soon closed entirely,was firm, and in every respect satisfactory. The man was dischargedfrom the liospital, and fr
. Photographs of surgical cases and specimens . and the discharge was the inner angle of the stump the necrosed extremity of the femurprotruded. August 9th, 1863, the sequestrum was found to be loose, andDr. Smith was directed to remove it. After its extraction there was con-siderable haemorrhage, nevertheless, convalescence now proceeded formation of new bone replacing the original diaphysis could be readilyfelt. The stump was not shorter than at first. It soon closed entirely,was firm, and in every respect satisfactory. The man was dischargedfrom the liospital, and from the service of the United States, October 26th,1863. In December, 1864, he reported himself in good health. TheSpecimen and a history from which the foregoing facts are derived, wascontributed by Assistant Surgeon William Thomson, U. S. A. It is num-bered 1853 in the Surgical Section of the Museum. Photographed at the Army Medical Museum. BY ORDER OF THE SURGEON GENERAL: QEORGE A. OTIS, BvH Lt. Col. and Asst Surg. U, S. A., Curator A. M. M,. Prepared tinder tfie suj/ervision of yiSSISTANT ^URGEON pEORGE A, pxiS, p. S. ORDER OP THE SURGEON GENERAL. WAR DESi^ARTSSssarx. ;>URGEON pENERALsppFICE, /iRMY ^VIeDICAI. yVlUSEUM. ^r^
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