[Endoprosthesis of the elbow joint in sequelae of gunshot wounds]

5 patients have been implanted the endoprostheses of Sivash K. M. to restore functions of the upper limb after the gunshot injury in the area of elbow joint with the clinico-roentgenologic bone defect detection. Coarse cicatricial changes in the area of an articulation with presence of foreign bodies are characteristic for those patients. There have been achieved significant improvement of restoration of active movement of elbow joint and upper limb in whole with 4 of them in spite of high danger of possible post-operative inflammation. In one case due to hard physical labour there have been noted break of an endoprosthesis with the subsequent inflammation. The endoprosthesis has been removed. The most stable positive outcomes proved by physiological tests of the neuromuscular system of upper limbs are observed at endoprosthetics of elbow joint with replacement of the soft tissue defect with completely vascularized musculocutaneous autotransplant.