Whitehouse, P. P. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e30813 Civil War Washington University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Kenneth Winkle Matthew Bosley Clint Mink Kourtney Klein The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 2 1876 938 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the upper extremities wounds and operations in the forearm shot wounds of the forearm shot fractures of the forearm excisions in the continuity of the bones of the forearm for shot injury primary excisions in the shaft of the ulna, of the radius, or of both bones recoveries after primary excision in the forearm excisions in the shaft of the radius fracture of forearm resection of lower third of radius for shot fracture ball lodged in radius above lower end; it was removed and nearly two inches of the bone was taken out ball removed, bone taken out hand drawn to radial side, fingers stiff, hand no use for labor exsectionexcision of shaft of radius on account of gunshot wound furnished with apparatus to promote mobility of hand blessed added figure encoding additional proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms checked OCR; added minimal mark-up for personal names, place names, and dates

CASE 1894.—Corporal P. P. Whitehouse, Co. C, 6th New Hampshire, aged 20 years, was wounded at SpottsylvaniaSpotsylvania, May 12, 1864, and admitted to the field hospital of the 2d division, Ninth Corps, where Surgeon J. Harris, 7th Rhode Island, recorded: "Fracture of forearm; resection by Surgeon J. S. Ross, 11th New Hampshire." On May 24th, the wounded man entered Mount Pleasant Hospital, Washington, whence Assistant Surgeon C. A. McCall, U. S. A., reported his convalescence from a resection of the lower third of the radius for shot fracture. The patient was subsequently treated at the Haddington and South Street Hospitals, Philadelphia, and at Webster Hospital, Manchester. Lastly, he was transferred to Central Park Hospital, New York City, where, on July 10, 1865, he was furnished with an apparatus, designed to promote the mobility of the hand, by Dr. E. D. Hudson. Surgeon J. J. Milhau, U. S. A., reported that the patient was discharged from service August 15, 1865, by reason of "exsectionexcision of two inches of the right radius on account of a gunshot wound." A cast (FIG. 685) in this case was contributed by Acting Assistant Surgeon G. F. Shrady. Examiner W. G. Perry certified, March 20, 1866: "The ball lodged in the radius about three inches above its lower end; it was removed and nearly two inches of the bone was taken out. The hand is drawn toward the radial side. The head of the ulna is thrown out; the fingers are stiff, and the hand at present is of no use to him as regards labor." At subsequent examinations Dr. Perry reports substantially the same, and in September, 1873, he adds: "There is no improvement in the disability." This pensioner was paid September 4, 1875.

FIG. 685.—Forearm after excision in the lower third of the radius for shot injury. [From a plaster cast.] Spec. 4378.