Mr. Specter. Do they bear identical numbers then?
Dr. Gregory. They do.
Mr. Specter. Is there any mark on them at the present time which distinguishes them by way of marking or number?
Dr. Gregory. Other than the pencil markings on each of these two films and my own which I attached last evening for convenience.
Mr. Specter. Can you mark one of them as "A" and one as "B," so that when you describe them here we will know which you are referring to?
Dr. Gregory. Very well. Let the record show that "A" stands for the anteroposterior view, Exhibit No. 691, and "B" stands for the lateral view, Exhibit No. 690, of the right wrist and forearm. "A" then demonstrates a comminuted fracture of the wrist with three fragments.
Mr. Specter. What do you mean by comminuted?
Dr. Gregory. Comminuted refers to shattering, to break into more than two pieces, specifically many pieces, and if I may, I can point out there is a fragment here, a fragment here, a fragment here, a fragment here, and there are several smaller fragments lying in the center of these three larger ones.
Mr. Specter. How many fragments are there in total, sir, in your opinion?
Dr. Gregory. I would judge from this view that counting each isolated fragment there are fully seven or eight, and experience has taught that when these things are dismantled directly under direct vision that there very obviously may be more than that.