Bone infection. X-ray of the knee of a 75 year old female patient with osteomyelitis (bacterial infection of the bone) of the tibia (shin bone,bottom). This is a complication of the lower leg being amputated beneath the knee. Treatment is with antibiotics,but if they fail to clear the infection the affected bones must be removed surgically | |
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