[Importance of the examination level in the ultrasonic diagnosis of knee joint meniscus injuries].

One hundred and five cases have been selected at random out of the first 500 ultrasonographic examinations of the knee joint. The ultrasonographic findings have been compared to the arthroscopic operative descriptions. Examinations have been performed on intact knee joint menisci of dead young persons to improve specificity, sensitivity and accuracy of the method.

[Diagnosis and management of "jumper's knee"].

Authors deal with a characteristic and frequent sport damage, not yet described in the professional literature of this country. The Syndrome "Jumper's knee" is a collective term comprising the insertiopathies in the knee region, developed in consequence of the overuse of the extensors. During 6 years 385 patients were treated for this problem at the National Institute for Sport Medicine, Department of Sport Surgery and operations were performed in 47 cases.

[Ultrasonic examination of soft tissue injuries in the shoulder region].

Authors call attention with the demonstration of pictures of a few cases of their own to the significance of the ultrasound examination in cases of shoulder injuries. They stress that beside the demonstration of rotator cuff injuries the examination of the surrounding muscles and the labrum glenoidale should not be forgotten either. The modernization of the ultrasound devices, the improvement of the methods of examination and the obtaining of the necessary practice ensure a more and more important place to echography in the diagnosis of traumas of the motion organs.

The effect of surgery on carbohydrate metabolism. II. Insulin response during surgery.

Serum-immunoreactive insulin response on glucose load was observed during the operation of 13 patients. The tests were performed on the same patients also 5 days prior to operation. The patients were divided into two groups according to the performed operation which was either intra- or extraperitoneal.