From: chris@dickinson.uk.net   
      
   On Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:12:26 UTC+1, davidm3  wrote:   
      
   > >   
   > This could be a case of osteomyelitis a disease of the bone,usually the   
   > tibia.   
   > I suffered from this when a child in the early 1950s and was saved from   
   > numerous operations by the discovery of antibiotics. (I only had four)   
   >   Parts of the bone died and was ejected as splinters through a fistula   
   > in the shin.   
   > In the absence of antibiotics the infection could no doubt spread   
   > throughout the body resulting in death.   
      
   That sounds horrific. Thank you for pointing this out.   
      
   Please see my other post.   
      
   Chris   
      
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