[Osteochondral alloplasty of the humeral head in tuberculous omarthritis].

Techniques of the radical surgical treatment of tuberculosis of the shoulder joint with partial of subtotal osteochondral alloplasty are discussed, which was used in surgical treatment of 22 patients between the ages of 29 and 58 years. All patients had active tuberculous omarthritis that was accompanied in 9 cases by partial and in 13 by subtotal destruction of the humeral head. The results of treatment were followed up in 21 patients in terms varying from several months to 6 years. The tuberculous process alleviated in all patients with reconstruction of the destructed head anatomical structure and shoulder joint mobility was restored.