Use of allogenous bone graft and osteosynthetic stabilization in treatment of massive post-sternotomy defects.

Thoracic stabilization using transverse plate fixation represents a modern and safe method of sternal dehiscence treatment. However, it still remains difficult to apply in cases of massive loss of bone tissue of the chest wall. An unsatisfactory stability of thorax often results in severe respiratory insufficiency, and also affects healing of soft tissue closure while increasing the risk of development of chronic fistulas and other dehiscences.

The assessment of pathogenic prions in the brains of eye tissue donors: 2-years experience in the Czech Republic.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the presence of pathogenic prions in the brain tissue of eye donors and to evaluate the benefits of 2-year obligatory testing in the Czech Republic.

Methods: Brain tissue was retrieved during autopsies of eye donors of 3 tissue banks in the Czech Republic. The frozen specimens obtained from the frontal lobe were transported to the Czech National Reference Laboratory for the diagnosis of human prion disorders.

Survival and infertility treatment in male cancer patients after sperm banking.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between sperm pathology and cancer diagnosis, determine the mortality rate, and evaluate the outcomes of the use of frozen sperm from the sperm bank.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: University fertility center.