Gangrene of the foot and leg

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Gangrene of the foot and leg. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Watercolour drawing of the left leg and foot showing gangrene of the toes and part of the foot. The patient was a woman aged 63 years. Four years previously the great toe had become gangrenous and separated. The knee became ankylosed. Gangrene of the foot followed forcible straightening of the knee.

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