Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of a long tubular bone using the Ilizarov method and bone autoplasty

The clinical analysis was made in the case of open fracture of radius and ulna, as a result of which chronic osteomyelitis of radius with an extensive defect of involvement developed and also infected ulna pseudoarthrosis appeared due to the defects of the tactics of treatment. The principles of the active surgical tactics of treatment for such patients are described with use of bone autoplasty and transosseous osteosynthesis according to G.A. Ilizarov. The main principles of conservative therapy for the patients are given.