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Charles Bell ‘Gunshot wound of the ankle joint,’ oil on canvas

Oil painting of the left foot and leg showing a chronic ulcer following a gunshot fracture of the fibula. The foot was amputated on account of the chronic ulcer and sinus and the belief that the ankle joint was affected. The Corunna Oils, Bell Collection BC. xv.11.36

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