METHOD FOR TREATING CHRONIC TOTAL OSTEOMIELITIS OF SHOULDER Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, particularly, suppurative osteal surgery. SUBSTANCE: this method prescribes laying bare humerus using two accesses in upper and middle thirds of shoulder at distance of 2 cm forward from internal bicipital groove, carrying out trepanation in upper and middle thirds of shoulder across anterior surface and in lower third over internal or posterior internal surfaces, sanitating osteomielitic cavity, and then carrying out automyoplasty using musculus brachialis in middle and lower thirds of shoulder. EFFECT: lower rate of complications; radial nerve remains uncovered and is less injured.