X-ray of patient with Pott's Disease of the Spine

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Date

2017

Identifier

Private collection

Type

Publisher

Dunedin: Unpublished

Abstract

This lateral X-ray of a Dunedin patient shows the destructive effect of tuberculosis of part of the thoracic spine, known as ‘Pott’s Disease’. A hump back deformity is produced.

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Potts disease of the spine 1.jpg

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Citation

___, “X-ray of patient with Pott's Disease of the Spine,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/11087.