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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Matthew Bosley The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.)Washington, DCGovernment Printing OfficePart 3Volume 21883191 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion wounds and injuries of the lower extremities injuries of the shaft of the femur shot fractures of the shaft of the femur shot fractures of the shaft of the femur treated by conservation shot fractures of the middle third of the femur treated by conservation recovery after shot fractures of the middle third of the femur treated by conservation ball entered anterior side of thigh at top of middle third, fractured bone, emerged on inner side of thigh at bottom of middle third bone united with considerable shortening shot fracture of femur, three and a half inches shortening, anchylosis of knee, impaired power of limb injured femur affected with necrosis debility superinduced by necrosis of injured femur, attended by continued exfoliation and suppuration additional case copied from MSHWR, performed proofing of copy and XML encoding, and key terms identified

CASE 391.—Private J. Moran, Co. K, 25th Ohio, aged 22 years, was wounded at Bull Run, August 30, 1862, and admitted to hospital at Alexandria four days afterwards. Surgeon E. Bentley, U. S. V., reported: "A ball entered on the anterior side of the left thigh, at the top of the middle third, passed though the limb, fracturing the bone, and emerged on the inner side of the thigh, at the bottom of the middle third. The patient was treated by rest and position, and the bone united with considerable shortening. He was discharged from hospital January 30, 1863." The man subsequently joined the Veteran Reserve Corps, and was ultimately discharged from service March 28, 1865, and pensioned. Examiner S. S. Thorn, of Toledo, Ohio, October 3, 1865, certified to the "shot fracture of the femur, followed by three and a half inches shortening, anchylosis of knee, and impaired power of limb;" also to "the wound being still open and exfoliating bone." Examiner S. M. Smith, of Columbus, one year later reported the injured femur as affected with necrosis, and Examiner T. A. Reamy, of Cincinnati, in September, 1873, describes the "muscles firmly adherent to the bone at the point of the injury, an open sinus communicating with the bone anteriorly, and great angular deformity at the union of the fractured bone." The attending physician of the pensioner certified that he died November 11, 1874, of debility superinduced by necrosis of the injured femur, which was attended by continued exfoliation and suppuration.