[Notes on the hemostatic effect of the cryodestruction of bone tumors]

Cryodestruction is a comparatively new method in orthopedic oncology used for the treatment of bone tumors and not practised on a large scale in the clinic. The work elucidates peculiarities of the postoperative period observed in 112 patients with bone tumors after exposure to cryogenic procedures. The "hemostatic effect" following cryodestruction of tumors and tumoral injuries of bones is critically analyzed.