[Restoration of the ligament system of the knee joint by a closed method].

A new method for closed lavsanoplasty of the knee ligaments and an instrument suggested for its performance are described. The method is applied successfully in the clinic for the treatment of patients with neglected ruptures of the knee ligaments. The article shows the advantages of the method over those previously existing, which is evidence that its wide use in Soviet medical practice is promising.

[Treatment of ununited fractures and pseudarthroses of long tubular bones complicated by suppurative infection].

The work is based on the analysis of examination and treatment (external +transosseous osteosynthesis) of 172 patients with ununited fractures and false joints of the long tubular bones complicated by purulent infection and posttraumatic osteomyelitis. All patients were divided into 4 clinical groups according to the activity of the purulent wound infection and choice of the surgical tactics. Some risk factors were taken into consideration in choosing the tactics of treatment and predicting the outcomes.

[Treatment of post-traumatic coxa vara in adolescents and adults].

The authors have proposed a method of surgical treatment of posttraumatic coxa vara. The treatment was given to 19 patients aged 16 to 43 years. The essence of the operation consists in oblique intertrochanteric osteotomy of the femur, osteotomy of the lesser trochanter and a muscular pedicle graft formation from the lesser trochanter which is used in grafting the defect observed after the correction of the spatial position of the proximal end of the femur.

[Experimental restoration of the function of the knee joint using an intercondylar endoprosthesis of a new design].

The method and results of intercondylar endoprosthesis of the knee joint in combination with the removal from the joining surfaces of the epicondyle of the articular cartilage with the subchondral plate are described. The method was used in experiment in 25 dogs on 27 joints. Early and persistent recovery of the joint function and the supporting abilities of the extremity was achieved.

[Subchondral autoplasty of the femur head in stage II aseptic necrosis in adults].

A method of the operative treatment of the II stage of aseptic necrosis of the femur by subchondral autoplasty (with bone chips with crystal chymotrypsin) is described. In 18 of 22 patients operated upon good results were noted, in 3 patients results were satisfactory during 2-5 years.