[Surgical treatment of long bones' chronic osteomyelitis].

The experience in surgical treatment of 269 patients with long bone chronic osteomyelitis based on the principles of active surgical policy for purulent wounds is summarized. Some aspects of osteomyelitis surgical treatment are reconsidered and complemented. Variants of osteomyelitic focus surgical debridement dependent on severity the lesion as well as methods of plastic replacement of bones' and soft tissues' defects are demonstrated.