title: Hunches on hunchbacks.
abstract: The hunchback has long been a symbol of revilement in art and literature. This write up tries to find the cause of the deformity into two iconic hunchbacks in literature, Manthara and Quasimodo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Krishna G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Seshadri