. Photographs of surgical cases and specimens . .,Caraior M,.M\.. iiiiiiii p^iidii^^^ m. Trepared under tJie superyisioti of Assistant ^urgeon Peorge A. Otis USABY ORDER OP THE SURGEON GENERAL ^ ^URGEON PENERALspPFICE, /RMY yVlEDICAl,/AUSEUM. ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM. —-es^c^ - Photograph No. 31. Left Femur, exhibiting a partly consoli-dated Gunshot Fracture of the Middle Third of the H. Burns, Co. H, 31st New York Volunteers, was struck by aconoidal musket ball at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Themissile fractured the shaft of the left femur, with the usual longit
. Photographs of surgical cases and specimens . .,Caraior M,.M\.. iiiiiiii p^iidii^^^ m. Trepared under tJie superyisioti of Assistant ^urgeon Peorge A. Otis USABY ORDER OP THE SURGEON GENERAL ^ ^URGEON PENERALspPFICE, /RMY yVlEDICAl,/AUSEUM. ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM. —-es^c^ - Photograph No. 31. Left Femur, exhibiting a partly consoli-dated Gunshot Fracture of the Middle Third of the H. Burns, Co. H, 31st New York Volunteers, was struck by aconoidal musket ball at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Themissile fractured the shaft of the left femur, with the usual longitudinalsplintering. On May 8th, the patient was admitted to Douglas Hospitalat Washington, and it was decided to attempt to save the limb. The limbwas first suspended by Smiths anterior splint. Afterwards Hodgensapparatus was applied, and apparently answered abetter purpose; butlarge abscesses having formed in the thigh, and free incisions becomingrequisite, a long fracture box, filled with bran, was substituted. On June16, 1863, the ball and several fragments of
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