Originally posted by MonkeyWrench30
reply to post by o0pinMind0o

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Was not trying to be insincere or rude towards anyone with an unfortunate deformity. I was just curious as to exactly what the ailment was if indeed there was one for the individual. Thanks for your post though.

Most sources indicate that Ella Harper was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee in 1873 – though there are some conflicting reports. What is not argued, however, is the fact that Ella was born with an unusual orthopedic condition resulting in knees that bent backwards. The nature of this unusual affliction is exceedingly rare and relatively unknown, however most modern medical types would classify her condition and a very advanced form of congenital genu recurvatum – also known as ‘back knee deformity’. Her unusually bent knees, coupled with her preference of walking on all fours resulted in her moniker of ‘The Camel Girl’.