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Ortner-NMNH_326194

Record

Holding institution
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner
Age
4 years
Country of origin
USA

Curator notes

Hawikuh, New Mexico

Scientific notes

AD 1400-1680

1 lesions

Lesion 1

Bones
Tibia
Side
Right
  • Scurvy Metabolic
    Metaphyseal porosity. Zone of active osteoclastic destruction (cutback zone) of the metaphysis in the right, proximal, medial tibia of a child about four years of age.

6 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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National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner. catalogue no. Ortner-NMNH_326194