The New Zealand War of 1863-64-65 : special report on wounds and injuries received in battle / by Inspector-General Mouat.
- Mouat, James, 1815-1899.
- Date:
- [between 1860 and 1869?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The New Zealand War of 1863-64-65 : special report on wounds and injuries received in battle / by Inspector-General Mouat. 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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![Wounds of Joints. Wounds of Shoulder Joint. Wounds of Elbow Joint. cutaneous cellular tissue of the neck, chest, and abdomen, producing the tense red swelling before spoken of. Wounds with direct Penetration or Perforation of Large Joints. Of this species of injury there have been treated during the campaign 33 cases. As might be expected, wounds of this description have been the cause of nearly all the operative surgery that has been practised. Of the 33 cases, 15 have been submitted to amputation, 10 to excision of the joint. Five of the cases terminated fatally, all after amputation. The following Table exhibits the cases of wounds of joints:— oo o 02 ■/. V W Description of Injury. umber of Ci mputations. xcisions. i validcd. roportion of Deaths to Ci Treated, per Cent. roportion of Cases to To Wounded, ] Cent. <j s u Wounds of shoulder-joint .. 9 9 9 1 „ elbow-joint 5 3 1 i 4 1 „ carpal joint Metacarpophalangeal of thumb.. 9 2 4 2 9 2 f- 15-15 7-13 7 3 3 4 „ tarsal joint .. .. 1 1 l J The success obtained in the treatment of wounded joints is apparent. Exceptional circumstances caused the death of one man of the five who died after being operated on ; but even without making this allowance, the rate of mortality will compare advantageously with similar statistics anywhere. As in other injuries, the rule has been to interfere as little as possible; and aided by the excellent health of the men, the exertions of the various surgeons have been rewarded with much success. Wounds of Shoulder-Joint. There have been nine cases of this injury, all requiring excision of the head of the humerus, and all recovering after this operation. The remarks to be made about this injury are deferred till the operation itself comes to be spoken of. Wounds of the Elbow-Joint. Of this injury there have been five cases treated ; three of them were sub- mitted to amputation, of whom one died, another case recovered without operative interference, and one man recovered after excision of the elbow- joint. The particulars are here shown:—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22299622_0038.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
