Specimen 5

Ribs. Portions of 11th and 12th ribs showing fractures and adjacent callus (FIG. 1).

The Wound-Dresser

Video of The Wound Dresser 1 | Maude Abbott Medical Museum

Specimen 12

Femur. Tubular sequestrum from amputated stump....

Specimen 2

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...

Specimen 7

Femur. Fracture of the upper third of the shaft with poor apposition, united by irregular callus....

Reconciliation

Video of Reconciliation | Maude Abbott Medical Museum

Specimen 3

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...

Specimen 15

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.

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