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Actions	Plaster model of a shoulder showing a healed gunshot wound from the American Civil War Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.13688 TitlePlaster model of a shoulder showing a healed gunshot wound from the American Civil War DescriptionPlaster model of a shoulder showing consition after excision of the head of the humerus. This is a healed gunshot wound from a soldier wounded in the American Civil War (1861-1865). The surgeon, instead of amputating, incised the joint in accordance with Sir Charles Bell's teaching and removed the shattered head of the bone. The cast shows the irregular cicatrix of the excision and the flattened condition of the shoulder under the deltoid muscle. Production date 1861 - 1865 Object nameShoulder Object categoryAnatomical, model/ cast MaterialPlaster TechniqueCast Dimensions Height Height: 50 cm Height: 45 cm Length: 20 cm Width: 18 cm Base Height: 3.5 cm Length: 31 cm Width: 30 cm

Object numberGC.13688

TitlePlaster model of a shoulder showing a healed gunshot wound from the American Civil War

DescriptionPlaster model of a shoulder showing consition after excision of the head of the humerus. This is a healed gunshot wound from a soldier wounded in the American Civil War (1861-1865). The surgeon, instead of amputating, incised the joint in accordance with Sir Charles Bell's teaching and removed the shattered head of the bone. The cast shows the irregular cicatrix of the excision and the flattened condition of the shoulder under the deltoid muscle.

Production date 1861 - 1865

Object nameShoulder

Object categoryAnatomical, model/ cast

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