The paper is an overview of the injuries of the extensor mechanism of the knee, which include ruptures of the quadriceps muscle tendon and patellar tendon, as well as patellar…

Endometrial cancer is a hormone dependent tumour. Estrogens, endogenous as well as tho­se infiltrated artificially into the organism, play a decisive part in its origin. The disease affects especially older…

Pancreatic pseudocysts, which develop as a complication of acute and chronic inflammation and pancreatic trauma, are a collection of pancreatic secretory products surrounded by a fi­brous sac. It is important…

The article reviews the influence of knee joint immobilisation on its structural components: muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, joint capsule and articular cartilage. Immobilisation results in measurable decrement of muscle strength…

In the article recent advances in the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease, which remain unk­nown despite intensive research effort, are presented. The role of the mucosal immune sys­tem in the…

In early diagnosis of sacroiliitis as a part of seronegative spondyloarthritides, conventional radio­graphy and computed tomography are used. Computed tomography was the most sensitive diagnostic method before discovering magnetic resonance…