Metallic fragment near femur X-ray - December 14, 1917
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#6895 Pte Troman 12/14/17 LOCALIZED METAL FRAGMENT anterior to the shaft of the FEMUR 110 cm. shift BY MEANS OF TWO SHIFTS on same plate.
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| Title | Metallic fragment near femur X-ray - December 14, 1917 |
| Creator | Ernst, Edwin C. |
| Source | Ernst, Edwin C. Metallic fragment near femur X-ray. 14 Dec. 1917. Ernst, Edwin Collection. St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | X-ray taken by Edwin C. Ernst of Base Hospital 21 in Rouen, France. This X-ray shows a metallic fragment anterior to the shaft of the femur. Base hospital 21 was formed from faculty and students from Washington University School of Medicine. Ernst designed his own portable x-ray equipment to help quickly diagnose injured soldiers. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Base Hospital 21; World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War; United States. Army. Base Hospitals; X-rays |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis Science Center |
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| Date Original | December 14, 1917 |
| Language | English |