title: [A method for the surgical treatment of patients with chronic postoperative osteomyelitis of the sternum].
abstract: The authors share their experiences with diagnosing and surgical treatment of chronic postoperative osteomyelitis of sternum developed in 36 patients after operations on the heart, lungs and organs of mediastinum. The purulent process can be liquidated in all the patients due to performing saving resection of the sternum and plasty of the bone defect with local tissues, application of a gauze-cotton roll pressing the subcutaneous fat into the bone defects formed after treatment of the affected portions of the sternum, administration of antibiotics according to sensitivity of the microflora.
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Gorelov
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Khod'ko
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Kuz'mina
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Poliakova
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Golod
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Martysheva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*