The use of the special surgical instrument for the removal of intramedullary construction within the treatment of chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis of the lower extremities

Currently accepted approaches to treatment of most of the diseases suggest multistage and comprehensive therapy. The osteomyelitis with a variety of its forms is not an exception. In addition to conventional methods used in surgical treatment of osteomyelitis, a surgeon often has to expand treatment measures depending on the disease form. Besides the sanitation of a purulent-necrotic lesion and filling a bone defect, a surgeon sometimes needs to remove foreign objects, such as intramedullary or extramedullary constructions. The removal of extramedullary constructions does not usually pose significant difficulties, whereas the construction inside a long tubular bone becomes a serious problem for a surgeon. The obstacles with their removal are usually related to the absence of special surgical instruments in the hospital. The use of conventional surgical instruments extends and complicates the surgery.