[Rehabilitation of invalids with sequelae and late complications of gunshot wound of the locomotor system].

The authors have generalized their experience in treating 2178 invalids of the Great Patriotic War with consequences of gunshot injuries and diseases of the locomotor system. 49.24% of the patients had chronic gunshot osteomyelitis, 36.38% had diseases of stumps of the extremities, 6.5% had false joints and 7.81% had ulcerated cicatrices and trophic ulcers. The authors give examples of late complications of the consequences of the gunshot injuries, changes in the morbidity structure among the invalids in the recent years, associated diseases and methods of their treatment and prevention.