Painter, S. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d2e30932 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 Ben Lesiak 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 955 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the upper extremities wounds and operations of 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 intermediary excisions in the bones of the forearm recoveries after intermediary excisions gunshot wound of forearm gunshot fracture of ulna ball entered outer side of forearm at middle third, extracted on the field excision of fractured ends loss of pronation and supination, use of wrist joint by anchylosis, and use of all fingers injury to extensor tendons, fingers remain permanently extended flexor and extensor muscles destroyed, with contraction and partial atrophy 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 1912.—Private S. Painter, Co. K, 122d Ohio, aged 33 years, was wounded at SpottsylvaniaSpotsylvania, May 12, 1864, and admitted to the field hospital of the 3d division, Sixth Corps, where Surgeon R. Barr, 67th Pennsylvania, recorded: "Gunshot wound of right forearm." On May 21st, the wounded man entered Finley Hospital, Washington. Surgeon G. L. Pancoast, U. S. V., reported: "Gunshot fracture of ulna, the ball entering the outer side of the forearm at the middle third. The missile was extracted by a surgeon on the field. On May 24th, an operation was performed, consisting of excision of the fractured ends by chain saw and the removal of the spiculæ. The wound healed by healthy granulations." The specimen, represented in the cut (FIG. 697), consists of the excised part of the ulna, amounting to one and a half inches. It was contributed by the operator. On February 4, 1865, the patient was discharged from service and pensioned. Examiner J. Nichols, of Washington, D. C., certified, February 11, 1865: "Removal of four inches of shaft. Pronation and supination lost. Loss of use of wrist joint by anchylosis. Loss of use of all the fingers by reason of injury to extensor tendons the fingers all remaining permanently extended. Limb quite useless and will never be restored." Examiner H. Culbertson, of Zanesville, Ohio, certified, January 13, 1870: " * * A portion of the flexor and extensor muscles, etc., on external aspect, are destroyed, producing contraction as well as partial atrophy. * * The elbow joint is normal. The motion of the wrist joint is unimpaired. The upper end of the lower fragment of the ulna is united to the radius by bony union. The function of rotation is obliterated," etc. Substantially the same was reported at an examination inSeptember, 1873. The pensioner was paid September 4, 1875.

FIG. 697.—Inch and a half of right ulna. Spec. 2480.