METHOD FOR TREATING DISEASES OF A HIP JOINT ACCOMPANIED WITH OSTEONECROSIS OF A THIGH BONE CAPUT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, orthopedics. SUBSTANCE: the method deals with restricted wedge-shaped resection of a greater trochanter, after this one should form channels from the depth of developed defect towards a thigh bone caput and diaphysial bone marrow cavity to insert a catheter at the length being equal to the total length of developed channels, then a restricted wedge-shaped fragment of a greater trochanter is reimplanted to provide stable drainage of a caput by substituting necrotic parts with an osseous tissue. EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy. 4 dwg, 2 ex