The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-24
Dr. wEEKss STATEMENT.
The Facts i'm the Eaton Case.

now presenting it to our readers as showing the
grounds on which the verdict of complete vim
dication of DR.. Weeks was based
Gentlemen Of the Board of Investigation:
Mr.. George W. Eaton came to the Maine General
Hospital Nov. 7th with the following history: Thir-
teen years ago last June while in the United States
army, he received a gun-shot wound of the left
ankle, requiring amputation above the Joint, the
operation being done on the field Alter the ampu-
taon the flaps soughed. exposing the bones which
also destroyed by necrosis to the extent of one
inch and half. These dead portions Of the bones
were broken off by the surgeon and the stump left
to heal by granulations. The result might be
expected, painful aud liberated stump. 1t was so
painful and tender that he was unable to wear an
artificial limb. The appearance of the limb was, as
might be inferred, after thirteen years OF disuse
very much changed there was no calf to the leg,
but gradual diminution in size from the knee down
to the end of the stump, which was picked made up
largely Of cicatricial tissue, in state Of ulcer
alton and of course wholly unfit for flaps. The gen.
eral alappearance of the man was very good. My col
leagues, Dr. Greene and Dr. Gordon being out of the
city for two three weeks, requested DIR. Dana
and Dr. Hunt to see the patient with me, and ad-
wise as to what should be done. We were all of the
opinion that there was but one thing to do and that
was to re-amputate and to secure flaps long enough
to cover the ends Of the divided bones. Nothing
had been said to us about any operation which had
been snyoested or described bv bia nbvs;c;ap Irs,
as he was about to take the ether he incidentally
alluded to hemorrhasic dathesis, stating that on
two three occasions he had been obliged to send
for physician to arrest the bleeding from slight
wounds which he had received 1t had seemed to
proper case in which to use Esmarch's bandage,
and tbus make a bloodless operation. while we
were unable To learn ANYTHING very deinite in re-
card to tbis alleo.d bemorrbaoi, condtions va do.
cded wa vonh NOT rse Esma,ch,s bandooa inas
much as If ia cI,imed hv sona suro,oos that vbaro
If ia usaa tbara ia mora danosr Of second.rv hem
orrbaoe and slouohnc of tbe tissues. The bandaoa
vas not ,soc IN this ooso hrt D- Dopa contro,1ed
tba temoral arterv while the oneration WAS heino
made. This was onr first nrecantion to nrotect tbe
man from tho possibility Of futura danoar Tho
usnal antarior and nosteror fan oneration was
made NV incsion heino carried low down. as near
tho end ~ tho honos 90 xos i,st;sohle ~ uitbin
one half of an inch or an inch the tsspe, were dis
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