Excerpt from A Protest and Appeal: Or a Brief Consideration of Certain Errors in Regard to the Pathology and Treatment of Ulcerative Inflammation of the Spine, Commonly Called "Pott's Disease" The forward inclination of the body on the hips is sometimes so extreme, that the patient stands or walks habitually with one hand resting on the thigh just above the knee; and as the right hand is generally in use, the left is usually the one which is thus employed in relieving the pressure from the weight of the trunk. This is often seen with but slight deformity. 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.

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