. Living anatomy and pathology; . Plate 84 PLATE RHACHITIS. Boy, age 10 years. (Reduced 50%.) Great disturbance of the structure of the cortex of concave sides of the tibiae. Pjlate 85. PLATE RHACHITIS. Boy, age 7 years. (Reduced 33£%.) Fig. 1.—Pelvis and Femora. The Roentgenograph shows especially the absorption of thelime salts in the upper epiphysis of the femur, with marked irreg-ularity in the structure of the bone, and a marked coxa the greatly decreased density in the lower part of the fem-ora, the beak-shaped outline of the cavity of the

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. Living anatomy and pathology; . Plate 84 PLATE RHACHITIS. Boy, age 10 years. (Reduced 50%.) Great disturbance of the structure of the cortex of concave sides of the tibiae. Pjlate 85. PLATE RHACHITIS. Boy, age 7 years. (Reduced 33£%.) Fig. 1.—Pelvis and Femora. The Roentgenograph shows especially the absorption of thelime salts in the upper epiphysis of the femur, with marked irreg-ularity in the structure of the bone, and a marked coxa the greatly decreased density in the lower part of the fem-ora, the beak-shaped outline of the cavity of the pelvis, and thedeformed ilia with a great irregularity of the structure of the bone. A. Points to heavy deposit of cortical bone. The arrow points towards a foreign body, a needle whichwas accidentally found at the examination. Fig. 2. Photograph of the Same Subject. Shows a marked deformity from bowing of the legs. FIG. 1. Plate 86

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