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Ortner-HMCS_GR_1248

Record

Holding institution
Historical Museum, Chur
Collection
Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner
Country of origin
Switzerland

Curator notes

From Bonaduz Cemetery, Canton Grissons, Switzerland.

Scientific notes

Medieval.

1 lesions

Lesion 1

Bones
Femur, Os Coxae
Side
Left
  • Osteoarthritis Joint disease
    Severe osteoarthritis of the left hip. Note the abnormal contour of the femoral head. The acetabulum shows severe porosity and eburnation, with enlargement of the joint. There is marked marginal lipping superiorly and posteriorly. The left femur shows the marked degeneration of the joint surface, with ebumation and marginal lipping.

2 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

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Historical Museum, Chur. Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner. catalogue no. Ortner-HMCS_GR_1248