. Photographs of surgical cases and specimens . umerus. A (Jonoidal Ball hnbeddcd. iSecondd>y George Hetz, Company A, 76tli Ohio Vols, wt s woundedif ay 2d, 1868^ at Chancellorvni), and on May 25th, 1863, was admittedinto the 1st Bivision, U. S. A. General Hospital, at Alexandria, May 27th, Surgeon Charles Page, U. S. A., explored the wound, andfinding a fracture of the head of the right humerus, limited to theepiphysis, he performed excision. Much inflammatory actioil ensuedvwhich was treated by irrigation. On June 4th the patient had a chiil;an ahscess pointed
. Photographs of surgical cases and specimens . umerus. A (Jonoidal Ball hnbeddcd. iSecondd>y George Hetz, Company A, 76tli Ohio Vols, wt s woundedif ay 2d, 1868^ at Chancellorvni), and on May 25th, 1863, was admittedinto the 1st Bivision, U. S. A. General Hospital, at Alexandria, May 27th, Surgeon Charles Page, U. S. A., explored the wound, andfinding a fracture of the head of the right humerus, limited to theepiphysis, he performed excision. Much inflammatory actioil ensuedvwhich was treated by irrigation. On June 4th the patient had a chiil;an ahscess pointed near the insertion of the deltoid, and was opened. On-*June 7th, 18G3, the case terminated fatally. The specimen exhibits a conoidal ball imbedded in the upj er part ofthe anatomical neck and articulating surface of the heal, t^plitiing thehead into two fragments. It may be regarded as a typical case for theoperation of excision of the head of the humerus. Photographed at the Army Medical Museum^ GEORGE A. OTIS, Surg. U. S. F., Curator A. M. M. ~r^v-nar Prepared under i?ie sitpervision of /SSISTANT guRGEON PeORGE A. DtiS, )J. S. ORDER OF THE SUKQEOM GENERAL. ^juRGEON pENERALs Office, ^RMVyViEDICALyWuSEUM. Z^.^ . ._>L^—;=j^^ K -^a^flM -Tie.^< a - .j. -
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