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Osteomyelitis
A 62-year-old man suffered an open tibial fracture, which became infected after internal fixation. He continued with intermittent discharge of pus from the front of his tibia for 21 years. Imaging confirmed the presence of chronic osteomyelitis with a central area of dead bone (sequestrum)
Courtesy of the Oxford Bone Infection Unit; used with permission
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Osteomyelitis
Plain x-ray of the left femur showing a lytic lesion in the medullary canal along with a "fallen leaf" sign with intramedullary sequestrum noted in the cavity
Courtesy of the Oxford Bone Infection Unit; used with permission
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