Identification of deformities

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a) Congenital : a supernumerary extra finger, cleft palate.

b) Pathological: asymmetry of bones as in poliomyelitis. Long mastoid on one side may be and evidence of torticollis.

c) Traumatic: mal-united or non-united old fracture, fixation of fracture with plates or intramedullary nails.

d) Occupational: depression of the sternum in shoe-makers

Category: Forensic Medicine Notes

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