METHOD FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DIABETIC OSTEOLYSIS AFTEREFFECTS IN AREA OF MORTISE JOINT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61B17/56 

FIELD: medicine, orthopedics, surgery.

SUBSTANCE: it is necessary to form wound surfaces along anterior and posterior surfaces of tibial articular end up to its trabecular layer being correspondent to the value of developed defect of plantar bones in area of mortise joint. On should bring together and fix defect-adjacent fragments of plantar bone at keeping diastasis between them at the value being below the diameter of tibial treated end. By dosages one should apply tibial end into diastasis up to the support of tibial end into the kept underlying part of heel bone or at withdrawing onto the level of plantar surface of foot's department upper reconstruction. The innovation enables to substitute the defect of heel and ankle bones under conditions of insufficient blood supply and provide improved union.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy.

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