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He was. remarkably eafy after the operation, and 
refted well that night j the difcharge diminifhed 
every day, the fwclling gradually abated, his appetite 
returned, and all his hedlic fymptoms vanifhed. Jn 
about five or fix weeks, I perceived the parts, from, 
which the bone had been taken, had acquired a con- 
fiderable degree 'of firmnefs, and he was able to lift a 
pretty large weight in his hand. At the end of two 
months, 1 found that a large piece of the whole fub- 
flance of the bone, that had been denuded by the mat- 
ter, and afterwards expofed to the air, was now 
ready to feparate from the found, and with a pair of 
forceps I eafily removed it (Fig. II.). After this ex- 
foliation, the wound healed very fall ; and on Auguft 
15th he was difcharged perfedly cured. On com- 
paring this arm with the other, it was not quite an 
inch fhorter ; he has the perfedt ufeof it, and can not 
only elevate his arm to any height, but can likewife 
perform, the rotatory motion as well as ever. The 
figure of the arm is no ways altered ; and from the 
ule he has of it, from its appearance to the eye, and 
to the touch, I think I may fitfely fiiy, the head, 
neck, and part of the body of the os humeri are ac- 
tually regenerated. 
I did not make ufe of any fplints, machine, or 
bandage, during the cure, to confine the limb ftridtly 
in one certain fituation, nor was his arm ever dreffed 
in bed, but fitting in a chair, and, as foon as he 
could bear it, ftanding up, with his body leaning for- 
wards, to give room for applying the bandages, which 
were no more than jufi; neceflary to retain the dref- 
fingsj and to this method I attribute the prefervation 
of the motion of the joint, which could not have 
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