Leviticus 21:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Brokenfooted, or brokenhanded. — That is, one with a badly cured fractured foot or hand, since in ancient days such accidents were scarcely ever properly cured. Owing to the imperfect knowledge of surgery, and to a want of skill in setting fractures, the evil effects of such accidents had to be endured by a considerable number of the members of the community.