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Fig. 2.
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Front and lateral view of the cranium, representing the direction in which the iron traversed its cavity; the present appearance of the line of fracture, and also the large anterior fragment of the frontal bone, which was entirely detached, replaced, and partially re-united.
Fig. 3.
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View of the base of the skull from within; the orifice caused by the passage of the iron having been partially closed by the deposit of new bone.