APPARATUS FOR TREATING PEOPLE WITH COMBINED INJURIES OF SHIN AND FOOT Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61B17/66 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to traumatology-orthopedics. Essence of invention lies in the following: apparatus for treatment of fractures of shin and foot bones contains supports, connected by means of threaded bars, brackets, wire-fixers and intraosteal rods. Circular supports of apparatus are made composite, and consist of similar modules, representing sectoral plates in form of ring quarter with holes located along contour. One end of plate is provided with rectangular open pocket with hole on the side, parallel to plate plane, width of the other end being made equal to width of internal size of pocket. On peripheral sides of plates, closer to their end parts, made are semi-circular projections, located in such a way that holes in them are located between holes along plate contour. Plates are connected to each other by means of bolts with nuts.

EFFECT: invention provides possibility of treating patients with combined injuries of shin and foot, accompanied with bone fractures, vast defects of skin and underlying soft tissues, with simultaneous stabilisation of bone fragments of injured segment, with reconstruction of its axis and possibility of collection of small bone fragments, due to restoration of periosteum tension, performing interventions on vascular-nervous bundles, covering skin defects and underlying soft tissues, with reduction of treatment time and improvement of its outcomes.

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