Особенности местной воспалительной реакции в области хирургического вмешательства при эндопротезировании крупных суставов

Results of cytological investigation of the paraarticular tissue of the lower extremity major joints were presented in 23 patients with complications after endoprosthesis replacement. Three cytogram variants were distinguished for the first time: chronic productive (reparative) inflammation, chronic inflammation with bone tissue resorption, and reactive condition in response to a foreign body. It allowed revealing the peculiarities of inflammatory process and assessing the level of the local immunity which can serve a basis for the choice of further therapeutic tactics in treatment of postoperative complications.