[Omentoplasty in surgical treatment of osteomyelitis of the ribs and sternum]. / Omentoplastika v khirurgicheskom lechenii osteomielita reber i grudiny.

Seven-year experience in the treatment of 21 patients with chronic osteomyelitis of the ribs and sternum is summarized. Great omentum was used as plastic and disinfecting material in combination with laser radiation. Indications, techniques, short- and long-term results are presented. There were no recurrences of purulent process in the bones. Omentoplasty is the method of choice in surgical treatment of purulent lesions of costal cartilage and sternum.