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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Kenneth M. Price AJ Howell Matthew Bosley Elizabeth Lorang Stacey Berry Elisabeth Tracey Sarah Synovec The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.)Washington, DCGovernment Printing OfficePart 3Volume 21883209 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the lower extremities injuries of the shaft of the femur excisions in the shaft of the femur excisions in the continuity of the femur for shot injury intermediary excisions in the shaft of the femur fatal cases of intermediary excision in the shaft of the femur compound fracture of lower third of femur wound suppurated profusely diarrhœa anæmia blessed added figure encoding additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms case text extracted and transformed from larger file Enrich Encoding, Edit and validate Validated File Sarah Synovec initial checking of OCR text; encoded P5 Encoding

CASE 421.—Private T. Fitzgerald, Co. C, 38th New York, aged 27 years, was wounded at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863, and treated at a field hospital until June 15th, when he was conveyed to Washington. Assistant Surgeon G. A. Mursick, U. S. V., reported: "The patient was admitted to Stanton Hospital with compound fracture of the lower third of tho right femur. Resection of a portion of the bone was performed on May 19th, before admission to this hospital. The wound suppurated profusely, and his condition was unfavorable. Water dressings were used, and Hodgen's splint was applied to the limb. Six ounces of whiskey were administered daily. There was no attempt at union of the bone and no abatement of the discharge. By July 2d the patient had become pale, anæmic, and emaciated, when muriated tincture of iron was prescribed in doses of twenty drops three times a day. The patient was also troubled with anorexia, and on July 5th diarrhœa came on, for which astringents, consisting of opium and tannin, and subsequently tincture of catechu and opium, were administered. Death occurred on July 10, 1863." A section of the injured femur was contributed by Surgeon J. A. Lidell, U. S. V., and is shown in the wood-cut (FIG. 171). The specimen exhibits considerable deposit of callus, imprisoning the necrosed fragments but not uniting the extremities.

FIG. 171.—Section of right femur fractured in lowest third. Spec. 1522.