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CHAPTER XI
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Neither had married.

Both the upper and; lower limbs showed exaggerations of the normal curves; the hands and feet were broad and short; the gait of both of these little men was waddling, the hunk swaying when they attempted to make any rapid progress.
Osteitis deformans is a hyperplasia of bone described by Paget in 1856.
Paget's patient was a gentleman of forty-six who had always enjoyed good health; without assignable cause he began to be subject to aching pains in the thighs and legs.

The bones of the left leg began to increase in size, and a year or two later the left femur; also enlarged considerably.

During a period of twenty years these changes were followed by a growth of other bones.

The spine became firm and; rigid, the head increased 5 1/4 inches in circumference.


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