Henry Green takes an x-ray of a broken leg

11/28/1896 |

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The Courant reported that Henry Green had taken two x-rays of Arthur Way's broken leg.

More details

Arthur Way had broken his leg during a football game several days earlier.
Green’s x-rays revealed that Way had suffered a “spiral or twisted” fracture.
Green took the x-ray after “Dr. Taft” had set the leg.
Taft used the x-rays to determine the nature of the break and the accuracy of the splints and dressings he had applied.

And then there's this

The Courant described the x-rays taken as “excellent.”

Why this is important

This is the earliest confirmed successful x-ray taken by Green as part of a medical procedure.

Trust but verify

The article does not give the precise date of either Way’s injury or Green’s x-rays.

The past recalled

Henry Green tried to locate a bullet in Theodore Studley’s leg using x-rays on July 17, 1896.

Caught my eye

“Mr. Green’s Crooke’s tube, which he manufactures, has a small bulb in addition to the ordinary glass tube, which greatly intensifies the power of the rays.”

Source

Unattributed, “Fine photograph of a fracture.” Hartford Courant, November 28, 1896, page 4.

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