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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: 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 21883374 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the lower extremities wounds and injuries of the knee joint shot injuries of the knee joint shot fractures of the knee joint shot fractures of the bones of the knee joint treated by conservation recoveries after shot fractures of the bones of the knee joint treated by conservation shot wound of both knee joints, involving fracture of right patella and extensive effusion in left knee joint imperfect flexion and limited extension ball entered left knee, striking bone, then struck right knee, fracturing patella and lacerating muscles both knee joints stiff wounded through both knees additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms case text extracted and transformed from larger file Enrich Encoding, Edit and validate Validated File initial checking of OCR text; encoded P5 Encoding

CASE 557.—Private W. Patterson, Co. K, 6th Wisconsin, aged 36 years, was wounded through both knees, at Gainesville, August 28, 1862. He was treated at Carver Hospital, Washington, whence he was discharged and pensioned December 9, 1862, Surgeon O. A. Judson, U. S. V., certifying to: "Shot wound of both knee joints, involving a fracture of the right patella and causing extensive effusion in the left knee joint." Examiner J. Hobbins, February 18, 1863, certified to "imperfect flexion and limited and difficult extension," resulting from the wounds. Examiner D. C. Green, of Mauston, Wisconsin, reported, April 28, 1870: "The wound was caused by a ball which entered the left knee at the left side and passed through, striking the bone. The missile then, being slightly turned in its course, struck the right knee and passed through it anteriorly, fracturing the patella and lacerating the muscles badly. At present both knee joints are stiff." Subsequent examiners report no additional information. The pensioner was paid December 4, 1879.