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. . . removed a portion of the [sloughing cranial] bone, leaving the dura mater exposed. The parts surrounding the wound were very much inflamed, swollen, and painful. The wound healed rapidly. . . the patient was returned to duty. (The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, Part 1, Volume 2, page 215)
