A Study of Scoliosis And Pulmonary Function

Abstract

And in those cases where the gibbosity is above the diaphragm, the ribs do not expand properly in width, but forward, and the chest becomes sharp pointed and not broad, and they become affected with difficulty of breathing and hoarseness; for the cavities which inspire and expire the breath do not attain their proper capacity-Hippocrates, On the Articulations. ¹

Such persons as become humpbacked before puberty dieHippocrates, 46th Aphorism. ²