Which door did Booth enter?

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(11-20-2012 12:23 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  ...Some believe he broke it from a fall while riding his mount during the escape.

I believe he broke his fibula in the jump to the stage. If he landed with his weight on the outside of one foot, most of the impact would have been transferred to the lateral aspect of his ankle joint. This force, again transferred from the ankle to the fibula, could be enough to cause a fracture of the distal fibula. Not being a weight-bearing bone under normal circumstances, he would still be able to make his escape through the backstage of Ford's and onto his horse. He probably wouldn't even realize it was broken with all the adrenalin coursing through his system until he was across the Navy Yard Bridge. Of course, as the ride slowed and the swelling increased it probably would become more noticeable and painful inside the boot.

Kaffman's theory that he broke it when his horse fell on his ankle is plausible and based on Lloyd's account of what Herold had told him. But we have to remember Herold might say anything under the circumstances. He certainly wouldn't offer that his friend had broken it leaping to the stage after assassinating the President.