FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves making slot set in congruent relation to the femoral condyle curvature in subcortical projection of cyst positions. A plate from porous titanium nickelide is introduced into the slot. The plate dimensions corresponds in size and in its curvature to those of the mentioned slot. Cartilage separation being the case, the cartilage is additionally fixed with removable screws introduced through the porous plate from the articulation surface side. EFFECT: reduced risk of cartilage degeneration and separation. 2 cl, 4 dwg
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2001-01-20—Published
1999-04-21—Filed