Dr. Mudd was the first doctor to treat Booth's Leg. He said it was a minor break.
A week later, Dr. Stuart was the second doctor to treat Booth's leg. When questioned by federal troops, he denied helping Booth.
Dr. Samuel Mudd.
He hopped on his rented horse and went to southern Maryland, got his leg fixed by a doctor who knew nothing of the shooting, and then ran away to a barn.
There is no such thing as a doctor that specializes in leg injuries. If you have a leg injury, you should go to your local emergency department for treatment.
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it was amputated
Yes, he broke his leg while jumping off the balcony where he shot Lincoln. The doctor who aided him and put on a cast was later arrested for assisting this assassin.
No. he was not because "When ran Booth jumped off of the presidents box, Major Henry Rathbone (who was with President Lincoln) caught hold of Booths arm. Booth stabbed Rathbone's arm with his Bowie knife, then jumped onto the stage. When he jumped, his spur snagged the American flag draped over the box, twisting his leg, and when he landed his leg broke" a part of a pargraph on how he plan to kill him he is was he would not have a broken leg
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They fixed it.
John Wilkes Booth's leg was treated by Dr. Samuel Mudd after Booth sustained a fracture while escaping the scene of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Dr. Mudd, who was unaware of Booth's identity or his crime at the time, provided medical assistance and set the leg. This act later led to Mudd being implicated in Booth's conspiracy and he was subsequently imprisoned for his involvement.
eh yeah! would you like to wait 5 days to get your leg fixed if you broke it? Waiting that long is a cruel and horrible thing to do!
Your doctor will do straight leg rising test. Normally you should be able to bend leg to 90 degree. when your disc protrudes, you may not be able to do the leg rising test.