Abstract
This Classic Article is a reprint of the original work by W.J. Little, Hospital for the Cure of Deformities: Course of Lectures on the Deformities of the Human Frame. An accompanying biographical sketch of W.J. Little is available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-012-2301-z . The Classic Article is ©1843 and is reprinted courtesy of Elsevier from Little WJ. Hospital for the Cure of Deformities: course of lectures on the deformities of the human frame. Lancet. 1843;41:350-354.