Skeleton, showing either osteopsathyrosis or childhood rickets.
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Object numberGC.13691
TitleSkeleton, showing either osteopsathyrosis or childhood rickets.
DescriptionSkeleton, showing either osteopsathyrosis or childhood rickets. From a women who, due to the extent of her condition, could not walk with her legs and used crutches.
In her first pregnancy, induced premature labour at the 8th month permitted the removal of a dead and "flattened" foetus. Her second pregnancy went to full term but ended on the second day of labour in death from rupture of the uterus.
The bones of the feet are detached from the skeleton but are normal.
Production date 1800
Production periodNineteenth century
Object nameSKELETON
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Height: 97.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Depth: 19.0 cm