Title: Fitzpatrick, M. C.

Source text: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.), Part 3, Volume 2 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883), 628.

Keywords:wounds and injuries of the lower extremitieswounds and operations in the footshot wounds of the bones of the footshot fractures of the bones of the footamputations in the footprimary amputations in the footfracture of foot, followed by Chopart's amputationwound healed, ankle nearly powerlesshealth feeble, harassing cough and night sweatsdied of consumptionfurnished with artificial foot

Civil War Washington ID: med.d2e24229

TEI/XML: med.d2e24229.xml


CASE 921.—Private M. C. Fitzpatrick, Co. H, 2d New York Mounted Rifles, aged 50 years, was wounded before Petersburg, June 30, 1864. He was admitted to the field hospital of the 2d division, Ninth Corps, where Surgeon J. Harris, 7th Rhode Island, recorded: "Fracture of right foot by minié ball, followed by Chopart's amputation." Several days after the operation the patient was transferred to Washington, where he entered Stanton and subsequently Judiciary Square Hospital. The wound was reported as healing mostly by first intention, leaving an excellent stump. On April 1, 1865, the patient was discharged from service and pensioned, having been previously furnished with an artificial foot by the Jewett Patent Leg Co. Examiner H. N. Loomis, of Buffalo, N. Y., September 4, 1869, certified to the loss of the foot and stated: "Wound healed, leaving the ankle nearly powerless and the end of the stump and heel very tender. His general health is very feeble, with harassing cough and night sweats." The history of the case was accompanied by drawings copied in the adjoining wood-cuts (FIGS. 356, 357). The pensioner died of consumption December 28, 1869.

FIG. 356—CHOPART'S amputation; anterior view. [After a drawing.]
FIG. 357—CHOPART'S amputation; lateral view. [After a drawing.]
FIG. 361.—CHOPART'S amputation of the foot. [After ESMARCH.]