[Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee].

Background/aim: Numerous papers on reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (ACL) contribute to the significance of this method. The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of the use of this surgical treatment method regardless the type of surgical intervention, graft, and the choice of the material for fixing.

Methods: The study included 324 patients treated within the period from April 1997 to April 2004.

[Actinomycosis--a multidisciplinary approach to a clinical problem].

Actinomycosis is caused by microorganisms of the Actinomyces species, found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal and genital tract. Infection by Actimomyces species mainly causes chronic supurative disease of the oral, cervico-facial, thoracic, and abdominal regions. Clinical manifestations have been described at every level, but the disease is relatively rarely diagnosed.