Disuse atrophy of the leg

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

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Black and white photograph of the legs of a male patient, the muscles of the left leg being more wasted than the right. May show disuse atrophy of the muscles of the left leg due to a chronic infection possibly of the foot. Toe nails also show sign of a chronic fungal infection.

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