176 Injuries of Bone. 



3. 374. Gunshot Injury of Bone. — "Portions of a bullet found 

 in John Bevet's femur. See Case iii." (?) G. C. 3556. 



3. 375. Gunshot Injury of Bone. — Small shot, distorted in 

 shape, taken from the knee of Robert Robb, Royal Infirmary, 

 23rd October 1824. F. P. C. 261. 



3. 376. Gunshot Wounds. — One leaden, and four larger iron 

 balls, and one large irregular piece of iron, found in wounds. 



B. C. XVII. 57. 



3. 377. Gunshot Injury of the Face by Explosion.— Cast 



of the breech of a gun. 



The original was removed from the superior maxilla of William 

 Roberts, of Powgus, Newfoundland, by Dr Fraseron the 19th of June 1856. 



G. C. 2403. 



Presented by Professor Miller, Nov. 1856. 



FROM THE CRIMEA. 

 3. 378. Comminuted Gunshot Fracture of the Shaft of 



the Femur — Lower two-thirds of a left femur — macerated, 

 to show the above. Loose fragments are Avired in position. 



"The femur is much comminuted between the lower and middle 

 thirds, callus has been thrown out, enclosing large pieces of dead bone 

 and part of the ball. The history of the case was as follows : — 



" J. B. , pet. 34, a private in the Grenadier Guards, was wounded at the 

 battle of Alma, on tlie 20th September 1 854. He was in the act of advanc- 

 in<T when he was struck by a rifle ball, which entered the outside, between 

 the lower and middle thirds. Little blood was lost ; he felt as if he had 

 been struck with a stick. He reeled a short distance in front of the line 

 and fell. Four days afterwards, when on board ship, the ball was removed 

 by making an incision at the opposite side of the thigh. When Dr Greig 

 got charge of him at Scutari {12th November) he was in a very weak 



