The Unusual Case of Private George Lemon

Abstract

The case of Private George Lemon is considered one of the most remarkable cases documented in the Medical and Surgical History of the War of Rebellion. Lemon, a shoemaker from Bird Hill, Maryland, was one of two men to survive a secondary amputation at the hip joint during the Civil War, an operation performed only nine times.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1066825

Entities

People

  • Cutter Laura

Organizations

  • National Museum of Health and Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputation
  • Biomedical Research
  • Civil War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Maryland
  • Military Medicine
  • Surgical Amputations
  • United States
  • War
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • History

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