Last time I had my cholesterol done it was 225. Dr. Hibberd's answer: Yes, high cholesterol is a familial disorder and does have a genetic component. Your height and weight do not factor into your cholesterol levels, but they do factor into your cardiac, stroke, and vascular risks.
Medical Side of the War: Challenges and Triumphs. Amputations. Amputations were the most common surgical procedure of the war. Many lives were saved by these operations even though there was public criticism for performing too many amputations.
Amputations were the chief mode of major surgery before and during the Civil War. Of the 174,000 extremity wounds that the Union recorded, almost 30,000 of them resulted in amputations. Although their records are incomplete, Confederates most likely performed around the same number of amputations.