. Commentaries on the surgery of the war in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, from the battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815; with additions relating to those in the Crimea in 1854-55, showing the improvements made during and since that period in the great art and science of surgery on all the subjects to which they relate. Revised to October, 1855. of disease or injury, and in themnot necessary nor advisable. The accompanying sketch shows the head of the humerusof the right arm or side, with a ball lodged in it, a relic fromInkerman, sent to me as an especial mar
. Commentaries on the surgery of the war in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, from the battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815; with additions relating to those in the Crimea in 1854-55, showing the improvements made during and since that period in the great art and science of surgery on all the subjects to which they relate. Revised to October, 1855. of disease or injury, and in themnot necessary nor advisable. The accompanying sketch shows the head of the humerusof the right arm or side, with a ball lodged in it, a relic fromInkerman, sent to me as an especial mark of attention by 128 BALL IMBEDDED IN THE HEAD OF HUMERUS. one of the medical officers at Scutari, but without the nameof the man, the regiment he belonged to, or the surgeon whoperformed the operation for its removal. The followingaccount was wrapped round the bone. It commences a dayor two after the operation was done at Scutari, and showsthat the man died from an affection of the lungs, not uncom-mon, as was first shown during the late war, after operationsfollowing extensive suppurations:— Pulse soft, 120. He passed a rather restless night,although he had another opiate at one , and partiallyremoved the dressings. In the morning he was better; hetook some tea and a little wine with arrow-root, but was verymuch depressed in spirits. The wound looked well, there. a. The head of the humerus sawn off below the tuberosities. b. The ball. c c. Fractures of the head of the bone. being less discharge, and of a more healthy character; noincreased inflammation around the wound, but no tendencyto union by the first intention on removal of the was put upon farinaceous diet, with four ounces of wineand beef-tea. He continued to do well till the evening ofthe 16th, when he complained of tightness of the chest andslight cough. Harshness of respiratory murmur and in-creased vocal resonance, but no crepitation, could be detectedon the right side on auscultation; he compl
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