[Correction of extensive defects of long bones by using bi- and multifocal distraction-compression osteosynthesis].

Replacement of extensive defects in long bones on the basis of one or more osteotomies is analysed. The authors substantiate the principles and the new methods of +multifocal distraction-compression osteosynthesis which allow healing of the fracture to be combined with accelerated replacement of the bone defect. The errors, complications, and the results of treatment of 104 patients are discussed to evaluate the efficacy of the applied methods and confirm the drawn conclusions.

[The system of evaluation of the severity of injuries (status and prospects of the problem)].

The authors have substantiated the necessity of elaboration and introduction of a single all-state++ system of objective quantitative evaluation of the severity of the injuries. A brief comparative characteristic of the most popular Soviet and foreign systems of the severity of the injuries is presented. The synthesized scales (elaborated at the prognosis laboratory of the Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics ) for a quantitative evaluation of the character and the localization of the fractures are presented.