The medical diseases of children . he latter appearingto be set on a level posterior to the others, and so being partly con-cealed by them from the palmar aspect {main en trident). All thefingers are much the same in length. The trunk appears too long for the length of the body, but would benormal in size for a subject of greater height. Considerable lordosisis usually present owing to tilting of the pelvis. There is somebending of the limbs, the knees in particular having the appearance of 496 DISEASES OE BONES AND MUSCLES being dislocated. The gait is waddling. The arms as they hang arenot c
The medical diseases of children . he latter appearingto be set on a level posterior to the others, and so being partly con-cealed by them from the palmar aspect {main en trident). All thefingers are much the same in length. The trunk appears too long for the length of the body, but would benormal in size for a subject of greater height. Considerable lordosisis usually present owing to tilting of the pelvis. There is somebending of the limbs, the knees in particular having the appearance of 496 DISEASES OE BONES AND MUSCLES being dislocated. The gait is waddling. The arms as they hang arenot closely approximated to the sides of the body, and do not reachbelow the level of the great trochanters of the femora. Musculardevelopment is good. The sexual organs may remain of the infantiletype, but this is not the rule in these cases. Mentally, achondroplasics generally occupy a level below the normal,and are occasionally weak-minded. They are usually, however, sharpand shrewd, able to read and write. The volatile Miss Mowcher.
Size: 1078px × 2317px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectpediatrics, bookyear1
