[Our Experience with ICON Hip Resurfacing System].

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Our study aimed to assess the mid-term outcomes and complications with the ICON hip resurfacing system and to carry out a detailed analysis of pitfalls and risks associated with pairing the bearing surfaces of metal-on-metal hip implants. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 52 hip joints were assessed in 43 patients who received the ICON hip resurfacing system at our department between 2009 and 2013. The cohort included 34 men and 9 women.

[Mid-Term to Long-Term Results of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Using the Oval-Shaped Acetabular Cup - TC Type].

INTRODUCTION The purpose of our paper is to evaluate the mid-term to long-term results and to confirm the basic criteria of a high-quality revision implant: safe bridging of bone defects, achievement of reliable primary fixation of revision acetabular cup, achievement of good secondary stability with documentable osteointegration of cup and demonstration of remodelling of transplanted bone tissue in the area of defects and in spaces between the implant ribs. MATERIAL AND METHODS Altogether 36 patients (38 cups) were evaluated who had undergone revision hip arthroplasty in the period from 2004 to 2010. The mean follow-up was 8.

Xenogeneic protein-free cultivation of mesenchymal stromal cells - towards clinical applications.

We have studied a rapid cultivation method for human mesenchymal stromal cells based on CellGroTM medium and human serum, supplemented with insulin, ascorbic acid, dexamethasone, epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor BB, macrophage colony-stimulating factor and fibroblast growth factor 2. This study has shown that rapid expansion of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells using human serum could not be achieved without addition of growth factors. Furthermore, we have found that insulin and, quite probably, epidermal growth factor may be omitted from our formula without loss of colony-forming capacity or total cell yield.

[Xenogeneic protein free cultivation of mesenchymal multipotent stromal cells].

Purpose Of The Study: The aim of this study was to compare the standard laboratory method of cultivation of mesenchymal multipotent stromal cells (MSC) and a novel technique of rapid MSC expansion focused on simple clinical use.

Material And Methods: Bone marrow mononuclear cells of donors were cultured for 14 days by the standard and the new cultivation method. The standard method (STD) was based on an alpha MEM medium supplemented with foetal calf serum (FCS).

Arthroscopic evaluation of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of rotator cuff tear.

Background: Rotator cuff tear--diagnosis; comparison of MRI, ultrasonographic and arthroscopic findings.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study--20 patients treated for shoulder pain due to rotator cuff tear, initially conservatively and after more than 6 months by arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Comparison of intraoperative findings with preoperative US and MRI images.