Excerpt from Cases in Orthopedic Surgery: Read Before the Massachusetts Medical Society, at Its Annual Meeting, June 3, 1868 Here is a photograph of the back of a boy from Law rence, Kanzas. (see Case XVI., Plate VII., figure He had severe lateral curvature. The left hip was very promi nent. The trunk, above the hips, was thrown so far to the right, that the centre of the occiput was on a line with the right leg consequently, in standing, the weight of the body was sustained by this leg. The right scapula and ribs projected, and the left scapula sank into the hollow formed by the curve. This unequal distribution of the weight of the body had produced an inward inclination of the left knee. The second photograph (see Case XVI., Plate VII., figure 2) shows the state of the spine some months since. It is now still further improved. The left shoulder, formerly much below the level of the right, is now the higher. This will rectify itself. The knee was cured by proper apparatus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.