Immunohistochemical analysis of sensory corpuscles in human transplants of the anterior cruciate ligament.

Background: Sensory nerve endings in ligaments play an important role for the proprioceptive function. Clinical trials show that the sense of body position does not fully recover in the knee joint after reconstructive surgery of the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The aim of this study is to identify sensory corpuscles in autogenous and allogenous transplants of the ligament and to compare their quantity between the used allografts and autografts.

[Radiation therapy of an inoperable giant cell tumor (author's transl)].

The case of a patient showing an inoperable giant cell tumor in the right wing of the ilium, with extension to the sacrum, is reported. Following radiation therapy with 7000 rd from telecobalt a complete regression of the tumor could be represented angiographically.