Humerus with ununited fracture

Dublin Core

Title

Humerus with ununited fracture

Subject

United States--History--War of 1812.
Pseudarthrosis
Wounds, Gunshot
human remains

Description

Catalog entry: Ununited fracture about the middle of the humerus, several large, irregular masses of bone having been formed about the fractured extremities.

Abstract

Humerus with ununited fracture that resulted from an injury on board the Enterprise, in her action with the Boxer.

Contributor

Townsend, Solomon David, 1793-1869.

Is Part Of

Warren Anatomical Museum

Is Referenced By

Format

model

Medium

Bone

Type

physical object

Identifier

05182
Other #122

Provenance

This person received a wound from a grape-shot, on board of the Enterprize, in her action with the Boxer. A seton was passed in treatment, which remained three months, but without any improvement, the motion between the bones being quite free. After the patient eventually passed, Solomon D. Townsend collected his ununited humerus and donated it to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement. The BSMI cabinet was physically transferred into the Warren Anatomical Museum in 1883.

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Citation

“Humerus with ununited fracture,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6139.