/medicalmuseum/taxonomy/term/8/all en /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen12 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> Tubular sequestrum from amputated stump.</p> <p>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.</p> The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion <p> </p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:05 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 443 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen15 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> Oblique gunshot fracture. Upper and lower portions of the bone are separated, but united by callus in several places.</p> <p>Injury sustained at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 433 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen23 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> Stump showing a sequestrum partly covered by a conical involucrum.</p> <p>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.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 416 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen22 <p> </p> <p><br /> <b>Femur.</b> The entire shaft is necrotic and partially encased by an irregular involucrum.<br /> 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.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 418 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen21 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> 2.5 inches of stump have been removed for "protrusion". The sequestrum has partially separated from the callus and the residual viable bone.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 424 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen17 <p></p> <p><b>Forearm.</b> 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).</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 435 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen03 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> 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.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:04 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 430 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen10 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> 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.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 404 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen09 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> Tubular sequestrum with a ring of smooth surfaced bone (FIG. 1) surrounding the point of amputation.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 402 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen08 <p></p> <p><b>Humerus.</b> The shaft consists almost entirely of sequestrum (FIG. 1), which is in the process of separation. An involucrum is absent on the anterior surface and only partially present posteriorly.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 400 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen20 <p></p> <p><b>Humerus:</b> Gunshot fracture of shaft associated with extensive callus formation of the upper two thirds and partial separation of the sequestrum.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 408 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen25 <p></p> <p><b>Tibia/Fibula.</b> Lower leg amputation.</p> <p>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".</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:03 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 410 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen11 <p></p> <p><b>Humerus.</b> The distal end shows superficial necrosis (FIG. 1). Much of the proximal portion shows a thin layer of new bone secondary to periosteal inflammation as a result of osteomyelitis.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:02 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 394 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen18 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> 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).</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:02 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 396 at /medicalmuseum /medicalmuseum/exhibits/warbones/specimens/specimen16 <p></p> <p><b>Femur.</b> Upper third of the bone shows a depressed and fragmented gunshot fracture (FIG. 1) of the anterior surface of the shaft adjacent to the lesser trochanter. A large splinter (FIG. 2) has partially separated from the medial aspect.</p> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:02 +0000 joan.omalley@mcgill.ca 398 at /medicalmuseum