"They'll call you and they'll tell you, 'We found a shin bone, '" Riches said.

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"They'll call you and they'll tell you, 'We found a shin bone, '" said Riches, a retired deputy fire chief.

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His condition, patellar tendinitis, can be described as inflammation of the tendon that attaches the quadriceps (thigh muscle) to the tibia (shin bone).

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The Boston team investigated whether there was an association between the development of cataracts and lead levels in two bones - the tibia (shin bone) and the patella (kneecap).

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They included breaks in three left ribs, his left collar bone, his right shin and one of his big toes.

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