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Fever, which was tranflated into his Thigh, where it 
impoftumated, and was afterwards opened 5 but, not 
healing again, left Three or Four carious or fiftulous 
Ulcers, which difcharged a great Quantity of Sanies , 
and fetid Matter. In this Condition he had been Six or 
Seven Years, before I was concerned for him, and 
was looked on as incurable ; this continual Difcharge 
had reduced him almoft to a Skeleton. I examined 
his Ulcers with my Probe, and found in one of them, 
which was on the Infide of his Thigh, a rotten Bone: 
I dilated the Orifice with Gentian and Sponge Tents, 
and afterwards I laid it open about Three or Four 
Inches: I then drdfed it with Tinffiure of Myrrh , 
and Doflils of dry Lint ; and at every Dreffing, over 
the carious Bone the Powder of Rad. Ariftot. Myrrh , 
and Euphorb. in order to promote Exfoliation : 
With thefe Applications the Bone began to loofen, 
which looked much larger than I expetted. I was 
afraid of making another Incjfton becaufe of the 
Crural Artery, which lay very near the Place where 
the Bone was taken out : I therefore chofe rather to 
do it gradually by dilating the Orifice, than run the 
Rilque of another Incifion. The fame Dreffing was 
continued, and the fpongy Flefh kept down with the 
Powder of Mercur. pracipit. rub . & Alum. U(l. 
~aa' At every Dreffing I raifed the Bone with a 
hooked Inftrument, and in about Four Months time 
I got it quite out. The Cavity was afterwards kept 
open for fome time, with Doffils of dry Lint, to 
make way for fome loofe Pieces that were left be- 
hind. The Ulcer, after it was well digefted, healed 
up in a little time. During this time his Knee was 
very much contra&ed, which was afterwards extended 
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