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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Kenneth Winkle 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 21883514 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the lower extremities wounds and operations in the leg shot fractures of the bones of the leg amputations in the continuity of the leg for shot fractures intermediary amputations in the continuity of the leg for shot injury intermediary amputations in the upper third of the leg for shot injury successful intermediary amputations in the upper third of the bones of the leg shot fracture of leg compound comminuted fracture of tibia tibia fractured and amputated at upper third furnished with artificial limb general anesthesia, chloroform 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 initial checking of OCR text; encoded P5 Encoding

CASE 757.—Private A. Rutter, Co. C, 100th Pennsylvania, aged 20 years, was wounded, at Bethesda Church, June 2,1864. Surgeon M. K. Hogan, U. S. V., reported his admission to the field hospital of the 1st division, Ninth Corps, with "shot fracture of right leg by minié ball." Surgeon G. L. Pancoast, U. S. V., who amputated the limb, made the following report: "The wounded man was admitted to Finley Hospital, Washington, on June 15th, from the field hospital. His injury consisted of a compound comminuted fracture of the right tibia, for which amputation was performed at the upper third on June 20th. The operation was done by the flap method and chloroform was used as the anæsthetic, the patient's general condition being excellent. After two days of suffering the patient's progress of recovery was rapid. Cold-water dressings were applied." A part of the amputated tibia (Spec. 2587), showing fracture in the upper third and exhibiting well-marked necrosis, was contributed by the operator and is represented in the wood-cut (FIG. 296). The patient was subsequently transferred to Judiciary Square Hospital, where, after being furnished with an artificial limb by Jewett Patent Leg Co., he was discharged from service May 4, 1865, and pensioned. His pension was paid June 4, 1880. In his applications for commutation he reported the condition of the stump as continuing "all right."

FIG. 296.—Fractured portion of right tibia; necrosis. Sp. 2587.