[The treatment of patients with arthrosis deformans of the large joints using interstitial electrostimulation].

The authors propose a new kind of conservative treatment-the intratissue electrostimulation when electric current is brought directly to the pathology focus. An analysis of results of clinical and biomechanical examination of 72 patients of the main and control groups allowed a conclusion to be made concerning high effectiveness of the new kind of therapy which makes the terms of treatment 2 times shorter. Mechanisms of curative effects reestablishing blood circulation and metabolism in the joints are studied.

[Intraosseous electrostimulation in the treatment of arthrosis deformans].

The authors propose the new therapeutical technique of intraosseous electrostimulation for arthrosis deformans. The technique consists in that electric current is applied just to the area of joint lesion. It is highly effective, halves the period of therapy, reduces the frequency of relapses.

[Clinical characteristics and morphology of Pickwickian syndrome].

Clinical and morphological evidence obtained for 23 patients with Pickwickian syndrome has been analysed. 18 patients had no other symptoms, 12 patients died of the disease. Standard signs of the syndrome (drowsiness, respiratory distress, diffuse cyanosis, etc.