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medical /medicalmuseum/taxonomy/term/24/all en Specimen 7 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen07 <img alt="07 civil war specimen" style="width: 240px; height: 500px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/07_0.jpg" width="943" height="1966" /> Femur. Fracture of the upper third of the shaft with poor apposition, united by irregular callus. The injury was sustained at Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862. The patient was admitted to the hospital on July 30 and died of sepsis September 26. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:05 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 454 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 12 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen12 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 242px; height: 540px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/12_0.jpg" width="1079" height="2408" /> Femur. Tubular sequestrum from amputated stump. Fracture of ankle occurred under unknown circumstances at Cold Harbour on June 3, 1864. An amputation took place March 19, 1865, and the patient was discharged August 15. <h3>The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion</h3> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:05 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 443 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 2 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen02 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 234px; height: 600px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/02_1.jpg" width="711" height="1822" /> Tibia/Fibula. The tibia consists almost entirely of a sequestrum surrounded by a thick involuculum. The origin of several sinuses (FIG. 1) are evident on the surface. The fibula is united to the tibial involucrum and to the os calcaneous below by dense callus (FIG. 2). Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:05 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 448 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 15 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen15 <img alt="Specimen 15 civil war femur" style="width: 256px; height: 500px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/15_0.jpg" width="1055" height="2062" /> Femur. Oblique gunshot fracture. Upper and lower portions of the bone are separated, but united by callus in several places. Injury sustained at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 433 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 24 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen24 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 541px; height: 250px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/24_0.jpg" width="3770" height="1742" /> Tibia. Osteomyelitis of shaft following splitting off of longitudinal splinter by iron ball. The patient sustained a gunshot wound in the leg in the battle of Cold Harbour on June 3, 1862. The patient was admitted to the hospital approximately three weeks later on June 24 and died of exhaustion August 14, 1862. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 422 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 21 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen21 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 300px; height: 460px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/21cv.jpg" width="1191" height="1824" /> Femur. 2.5 inches of stump have been removed for "protrusion". The sequestrum has partially separated from the callus and the residual viable bone. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 424 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 23 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen23 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 233px; height: 500px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/23_0.jpg" width="1014" height="2174" /> Femur. Stump showing a sequestrum partly covered by a conical involucrum. The tibia were fibula were fractured around the knee joint by a rifle ball on November 28, 1863. The patient was admitted to the hospital December 4 and amputation was performed December 15. He died January 6, 1864. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 416 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 4 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen04 <img alt="04 fracture civil war specimen" style="width: 271px; height: 600px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/04_fracture_0.jpg" width="865" height="1912" /> Humerus. Comminuted fracture of lower half of right humerus just above the elbow. Gunshot fracture was sustained at Second Bull Run on August 30, 1862. The patient was admitted to the hospital on September 1 and amputation was performed on September 6. He recovered completely in 3 weeks. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 427 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 22 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen22 <img alt="22 civil war specimen" height="1336" width="3252" style="width: 633px; height: 260px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/22_0.jpg" /> Femur. The entire shaft is necrotic and partially encased by an irregular involucrum. Fracture of the knee occurred in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. Amputation was performed at the middle third of the femur 39 days later; the patient died of "exhaustion" 41 days after that. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 418 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 17 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen17 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 253px; height: 600px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/17_0.jpg" width="935" height="2214" /> Forearm. Lower two-thirds of left forearm. Amputation was performed for gangrene/ulceration of wrist following removal of middle finger (FIG. 1, bone stump at amputation site). Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 435 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 3 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen03 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 275px; height: 600px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/03_1.jpg" width="951" height="2078" /> Femur. The shaft is fractured obliquely 11 cm from the distal end. Union has not occurred despite the presence of a large amount of callus (FIG. 1) at the ends of both fragments. A sequestrum is evident at the bottom of the upper fragment. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 430 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 1 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen01 <img alt="Civil war specimen" style="width: 342px; height: 600px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/1.jpg" width="1091" height="1914" /> Stump of Femur. Greatly thickened cortex shows the openings of several sinuses (FIG. 1) that drained an abscess cavity in the medulla. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 406 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 25 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen25 <img alt="25 civil war specimen" style="width: 539px; height: 320px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/25_0.jpg" width="2675" height="1587" /> Tibia/Fibula. Lower leg amputation. Ankle was fractured at Cold Harbour on June 3, 1864. The patient was admitted to the hospital June 7 and an amputation was performed June 9. He died July 10 from "exhaustion". Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 410 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 10 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen10 <img alt="Specimen 10 civil war " style="width: 451px; height: 400px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/10_0.jpg" width="2062" height="1830" /> Femur. Cut surface of the upper femur with acetabulum shows necrosis of medullary tissue (FIG. 1) that extends from the margin of amputation to the mid-portion of the neck. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 404 at /medicalmuseum Specimen 18 /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen18 <img alt="Civil war specimen" height="1831" width="1307" style="width: 428px; height: 600px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/medicalmuseum/files/medicalmuseum/18_0.jpg" /> Femur. A non-united fracture separates the upper and lower portions. The sequestrum (FIG. 1) extends almost 15 cm along the shaft inferiorly and is surrounded by a partially developed involucrum (FIG. 2). Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:02 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 396 at /medicalmuseum