Catalogue of the Museum attached to the Class of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh.

  • George Ballingall
Date:
1855
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Credit: Catalogue of the Museum attached to the Class of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    fracturing it across, or even deeply Assuring it. Much callus has been thrown out, and a portion of dead bone is seen lying in the cavity. Died thirty-fifth day.—Williams, 83t. 23. MS. Catalogue^ page 136. App>endix.i page 117. A. 79. Tibia and fibula, amputated on the thirty-fifth day after receipt of a gunshot wound. The tibia presents a very comminuted and complicated fracture, and through- ' out its extent is deeply worm-eaten and fuiTowed by the absorbents, only here and there varied by some feeble and abortive efforts at the deposition of callus. Some attempt has been made to mark a line of separation, and to throw off the sharp ends of the fractured bone. The whole of the fibula is slightly eroded and roughened.—Mathieson, ast. 29. MS. Catalogue^ page Appendix^ page 11^. B. 17. Portion of the tibia, fractured by a musket-ball at the battle of Waterloo. Some traces of the lead are to be seen incorporated with the bony matter. These are much more conspicuous in the other segment of this pre- paration, which is in Dr. Duncan’s possession.—Presented hy Dr. Duncan.^ Edinburgh. B. 18. Necrosis of the tibia, with a large sequestmm, limb amputated successfully above the knee.—Presented, hy Dr. Hodges.) formerly Surgeon of the E. Indiaman. r EFFECTS OF AMPUTATION ON THE BONES SAWN ACROSS. A. 74. Preparation showing disease of an amputated humerus. The bone, which was found to be denuded ot periosteum for two inches above the point of amput{\tion, presents a distinct line of separation with exfoliation. On the external aspect the bone is carious, on tlie internal un- '
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