Rembrandt's 'Beggar with a wooden leg' and other comparable prints.

Rembrandt's etching of a beggar with a wooden leg is notable because the two lower limbs of the presumed beggar are present and not deformed. Using the facilities of four specialised Dutch art institutes, we carried out a systematic investigation to find other etchings and engravings of subjects with artificial legs supporting non-amputated limbs, from the period 1500 to 1700 AD. We discovered 28 prints produced by at least 18 artists.

Perinatal motor behaviour and neurological outcome in spina bifida aperta.

Aim Of The Study: In the present longitudinal study we investigated the relationship between prenatal motor behaviour and the postnatal neurological sequelae of infants with spina bifida aperta.

Methods And Patients: Prenatal isolated leg movements and general movements of 13 fetuses/infants with spina bifida aperta were assessed by means of ultrasound recordings, and were compared with: 1. the spinal level of morphological defect (meningo-myelocele), 2.

[Future prospects for children with spina bifida aperta].

Objective: To determine the prospects for independent functioning in society of children born with meningomyelocele who are receiving maximal treatment.

Design: Retrospective descriptive.

Setting: University Hospital Groningen, the Netherlands.

[Extra-articular subtalar arthrodesis in children].

A retrospective study is reported of the results of 28 subtalar arthrodeses by Grice's technique, performed in 18 children because of a neurological condition causing a progressive valgus deformity of the posterior and an eversion deformity of the anterior part of the foot. The results were indifferent. Indications and complications are discussed.