METHOD FOR TREATING PATIENTS FOR DEFORMING ARTHROSIS OF KNEE JOINT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves smoothing turnings of knee joint by pumping in liquid into its cavity in redressing. Ligamentotomy is carried out on ligaments supporting the kneepan. Subchondral osteoperforation and femur and tibia articulation end tunnelization is performed. At least three tunnels are formed in subchondral way in the kneepan in mutually oblique directions. Tibia and fibula are subjected to adjusting osteotomy in the upper 1/3 of the crus with deformity correction and fixation with Ilizarov apparatus until bone fragments adherence takes place. EFFECT: smoothed synovial membrane; improved synovial fluid circulation. 2 cl, 4 tbl