Femur showing a gunshot fracture from a soldier wounded by a rifle bullet in the American Civil War

Object numberGC.3426
TitleFemur showing a gunshot fracture from a soldier wounded by a rifle bullet in the American Civil War
DescriptionFemur showing a gunshot fracture from a soldier wounded by a rifle bullet in the American Civil War (1861-65)
The preparation is the distal extremity of a right femur with the proximal portion of the tibia, showing a gunshot fracture with the missile fixed in situ. The wound was caused by a conoidal leaden rifle bullet
The bullet has entered at the posterior side and lodged in the cancellous bone. A fissure crosses the lateral condyle transversely near the level of the anterior limit of the intercondylic notch. Comminuted portions of the bone beside the bullet are missing.
Production date c. 1862 - 1862
Production periodNineteenth century
Object nameBONE, femur
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Jar Height: 230.00 mm
Diameter: 115.00