Successful amputation at the hip joint on casualty
Successful amputation at the hip joint on casualty in American Civil War. Mortality from this procedure was in excess of 70%. Shippen's amputation. From Circular No.6, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, 1 November, 1865. Tinted lithograph
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13906413
Media ID
48427552
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4500px x 3551px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive





























