This case is marvelous when we consider the
proximity of several of the wounds to a vital part; the slightest
deviation of position would surely have resulted in a fatal issue
for this apparently charmed life. The following table shows the
man's injuries in the order of their reception:--
(1) Sabre-cut across the quadriceps femoris of right leg,
dividing the tendinous and muscular structures.
(2) Sabre-thrust between the bones in the middle third of the
right forearm.
(3) Shot in the right thigh, the ball passing through the middle
third.
(4) A sword-cut across the spinal muscles covering the lower
dorsal vertebrae.
(5) Tortured by guerillas in Indian fashion by having burning
splinters of wood applied to the surface of his right thorax.
(6) An exploded shell passed through the hamstring muscles of the
right thigh and embedded itself in the ligamentous tissues of the
internal condyle of the femur.
(7) Shot by a ball between the 6th and 7th ribs of the left side.
(8) Bayonetted through the body, the steel passing through the
left lobe of the liver and penetrating the posterior border of
the diaphragm.
(9) Pistol-ball shot through the sternocleido muscle of one side
of the neck, emerging through the corresponding muscle of the
other side of the neck.
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