Girl with ankylosis of both hip-joints

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Girl with ankylosis of both hip-joints. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Full length, black and white photograph of a girl aged 13 years, with ankylosis of both hip-joints, due to bilateral hip-disease. There was some shortening of the left leg (one inch), slight lateral curvature, and well-marked lordosis. The patient could stand and walk fairly well.

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