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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES ARMY
IN WORLD WAR II

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY

SURGERY IN WORLD WAR II

ACTIVITIES OF SURGICAL CONSULTANTS

Volume II

Prepared and published under the direction of
Lieutenant General LEONARD D. HEATON
The Surgeon General, United States Army

Editor in Chief
Colonel JOHN BOYD COATES, Jr., MC, USA

Editor for Activities of Surgical Consultants
B. NOLAND CARTER, M.D.

Associate Editor
ELIZABETH M. MCFETRIDGE, M.A.

OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1964

SURGERY IN WORLD WAR II

Advisory Editorial Board

MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY, M.D., Chairman
FRANK B. BERRY, M.D.
BRIAN BLADES, M.D.
J. BARRETT BROWN, M.D.
STERLING BUNNELL, M.D. (dec.)
NORTON CANFIELD, M.D.
B. NOLAND CARTER, M.D.
EDWARD D. CHURCHILL, M.D.
MATHER CLEVELAND, M.D.
DANIEL C. ELKIN, M.D. (dec.)
JOHN B. FLICK, M.D.
FRANK GLENN, M.D.
M. ELLIOTT RANDOLPH, M.D.
ISIDOR S. RAVDIN, M.D.
JOSEPH R. SHAEFFER, M.D.
ALFRED R. SHANDS, Jr., M.D.
HOWARD E. SNYDER, M.D.
R. GLEN SPURLING, M.D.
BARNES WOODHALL, M.D.
ROBERT M. ZOLLINGER, M.D.

Brigadier General JAMES E. GRAHAM, USA (ex officio)
Brigadier General DOUGLAS B. KENDRICK, Jr., USA (ex officio)
Colonel JOHN BOYD COATES, Jr., MC, USA (ex officio)

The Historical Unit, United States Army Medical Service

Colonel JOHN BOYD COATES, Jr., MC, USA, Director
CHARLES J. SIMPSON, Executive Officer
Lieutenant Colonel DOUGLAS HESFORD, MSC, USA, Chief, Special Projects Branch
CHARLES M. WILTSE, Ph. D., Litt. D., Chief, Historians Branch
ERNEST ELLIOTT, Jr., Chief, Editorial Branch
Lieutenant Colonel JEROME RUDBERG, MSC, USA, Chief, Information Activities Branch
RODERICK M. ENGERT, Chief, General Reference and Research Branch
HAZEL G. HINE, Chief, Administrative Branch

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 62-60004

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price $8.50

ACTIVITIES OF SURGICAL CONSULTANTS

Volume II

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY

The volumes comprising the official history of the Medical Department of the United States Army in World War II are prepared by The Historical Unit, United States Army Medical Service, and published under the direction of The Surgeon General, U.S. Army. These volumes are divided into two series: (1) The administrative or operational series; and (2) the professional, or clinical and technical, series. This is one of the volumes published in the latter series.

VOLUMES PUBLISHED

ADMINISTRATIVE SERIES

Hospitalization and Evacuation, Zone of Interior

Organization and Administration in World War II

Personnel in World War II

CLINICAL SERIES

Internal Medicine in World War II:

Vol. I. Activities of Medical Consultants
Vol. II. Infectious Diseases

Preventive Medicine in World War II:

Vol. II. Environmental Hygiene
Vol. III. Personal Health Measures and Immunization
Vol. IV. Communicable Diseases Transmitted Chiefly Through Respiratory and Alimentary Tracts
Vol. V. Communicable Diseases Transmitted Through Contact or By Unknown Means
Vol. VI. Communicable Diseases: Malaria

Surgery in World War II:

Activities of Surgical Consultants, vol. I
General Surgery, vol. II
Hand Surgery
Neurosurgery, vol. I
Neurosurgery, vol. II
Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
Orthopedic Surgery in the European Theater of Operations
Orthopedic Surgery in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The Physiologic Effects of Wounds
Thoracic Surgery, vol. I
Vascular Surgery

Miscellaneous:

Cold Injury, Ground Type
Dental Service in World War II
Veterinary Service in World War II
Wound Ballistics

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			MEDICAL DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY SURGERY IN WORLD WAR II ACTIVITIES OF SURGICAL CONSULTANTS Volume II Prepared and published under the direction of Lieutenant General LEONARD D. HEATON The Surgeon General, United States Army Editor in Chief Colonel JOHN BOYD COATES, Jr., MC, USA Editor for Activities of Surgical Consultants B. NOLAND CARTER, M.D. Associate Editor ELIZABETH M. MCFETRIDGE, M.A. OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON, D.C., 1964 SURGERY IN WORLD WAR II Advisory Editorial Board MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY, M.D., Chairman FRANK B. BERRY, M.D. BRIAN BLADES, M.D. J. BARRETT BROWN, M.D. STERLING BUNNELL, M.D. (dec.) NORTON CANFIELD, M.D. B. NOLAND CARTER, M.D. EDWARD D. CHURCHILL, M.D. MATHER CLEVELAND, M.D. DANIEL C. ELKIN, M.D. (dec.) JOHN B. FLICK, M.D. FRANK GLENN, M.D. M. ELLIOTT RANDOLPH, M.D. ISIDOR S. RAVDIN, M.D. JOSEPH R. SHAEFFER, M.D. ALFRED R. SHANDS, Jr., M.D. HOWARD E. SNYDER, M.D. R. GLEN SPURLING, M.D. BARNES WOODHALL, M.D. ROBERT M. ZOLLINGER, M.D. Brigadier General JAMES E. GRAHAM, USA (ex officio) Brigadier General DOUGLAS B. KENDRICK, Jr., USA (ex officio) Colonel JOHN BOYD COATES, Jr., MC, USA (ex officio) The Historical Unit, United States Army Medical Service Colonel JOHN BOYD COATES, Jr., MC, USA, Director CHARLES J. SIMPSON, Executive Officer Lieutenant Colonel DOUGLAS HESFORD, MSC, USA, Chief, Special Projects Branch CHARLES M. WILTSE, Ph. D., Litt. D., Chief, Historians Branch ERNEST ELLIOTT, Jr., Chief, Editorial Branch Lieutenant Colonel JEROME RUDBERG, MSC, USA, Chief, Information Activities Branch RODERICK M. ENGERT, Chief, General Reference and Research Branch HAZEL G. HINE, Chief, Administrative Branch Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 62-60004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price $8.50 ACTIVITIES OF SURGICAL CONSULTANTS Volume II MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY The volumes comprising the official history of the Medical Department of the United States Army in World War II are prepared by The Historical Unit, United States Army Medical Service, and published under the direction of The Surgeon General, U.S. Army. These volumes are divided into two series: (1) The administrative or operational series; and (2) the professional, or clinical and technical, series. This is one of the volumes published in the latter series. VOLUMES PUBLISHED ADMINISTRATIVE SERIES Hospitalization and Evacuation, Zone of Interior Organization and Administration in World War II Personnel in World War II CLINICAL SERIES Internal Medicine in World War II: Vol. I. Activities of Medical Consultants Vol. II. Infectious Diseases Preventive Medicine in World War II: Vol. II. Environmental Hygiene Vol. III. Personal Health Measures and Immunization Vol. IV. Communicable Diseases Transmitted Chiefly Through Respiratory and Alimentary Tracts Vol. V. Communicable Diseases Transmitted Through Contact or By Unknown Means Vol. VI. Communicable Diseases: Malaria Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants, vol. I General Surgery, vol. II Hand Surgery Neurosurgery, vol. I Neurosurgery, vol. II Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Orthopedic Surgery in the European Theater of Operations Orthopedic Surgery in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations The Physiologic Effects of Wounds Thoracic Surgery, vol. I Vascular Surgery Miscellaneous: Cold Injury, Ground Type Dental Service in World War II Veterinary Service in World War II Wound Ballistics RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS

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