Hip joint showing changes due to tuberculous arthritis

Object numberGC.2663
TitleHip joint showing changes due to tuberculous arthritis
DescriptionHip joint showing changes due to tuberculous arthritis
The preparation is the proximal portion of the femur from a right hip joint
From a female aged 4 years who died of tuberculosis of the hip joint. On post-mortem examination both the great and the small trochanters were found separated from the femur.
The head, deprived of its cartilage of encrustation, and the most of the neck have undergone decalcification and absorption leaving cancellous bone exposed. The great trochanter has separated along with its cartilage of conjugation.
Object nameJOINT, hip
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Jar Height: 11.8 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
Depth: 4.6 cm