The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 413
ng and of walking. When he stood, he placed his hands upon his knees, so that his legs, arms, neck and head, were in a straight line, and represented his height. In this way he substituted his arms for his thighs and spine, and thus removed all his weight from the hip-joints. In this attitude he… … Case II. William Arthur Johnson, aged 13 years. Scars and fistulous openings are seen upon the thigh and groin of the right limb. The left was perfectly sound, except that, owing to the peculiar position which he was so often forced to assume when he stood, there was great relaxation of the…
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