[Total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of arthrosis with coexistent high developmental hip dislocation].

The question if total hip arthroplasty ought to be advised for patients with high developmental hip dislocation is still actual. The subject of hip arthroplasty, as a method of surgical treatment of high developmental hip dislocation, was analyzed on the base of follow up of seven patients, who underwent this procedure. The mean age of patients was 44.

A comparative analysis of conservative and surgical treatment of Perthes' disease.

Background. The choice of treatment method for Perthes' disease is still a frequently encountered dilemma in orthopedic practice. The aim of our research was to compare outcomes after conservative and surgical treatment in patients with Perthes' disease.

Outcome of total hip replacement in rheumatic arthritis.

Background. Degenerative changes caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) typically occur in the hands and feet, but are not rare in the hip. The purpose of our research was to assess outcome in RA patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Analysis of management of patients with multiple injuries of the locomotor system.

Body injuries are very serious problems in industrialised countries and they are frequent causes of fatalities in our times. The variety and multiple combinations of body injuries are a challenge for the trauma team. On the basis of clinical and radiological documentation 315 patients with multiple injuries of the locomotor system (MILS) were included in the study.

[Early development of Charcot neuroarthropathy in the course of compensated diabetes mellitus--case report].

Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN)--chronic and progressive, destructive disease of bones and joints, which develops on the background of neuropathy, is late and uncommon complication of diabetes. It occurs almost exclusively in patients with a mean duration of diabetes at least 10 years. We report the case of woman, who developed an acute phase of CN 11 months after recognition of diabetes.