[Functional state of various organs in patients after replantation an revascularization of large segments of the extremities]. / Funktsional'noe sostoianie nekotorykh organov u bol'nykh posle replantatsii i revaskuliarizatsii krupnykh segmentov konechnostei.

The authors have analysed the results of functional examinations of some organs in 26 patients after replantation (9 cases) following complete (4) and subtotal (5) avulsion and after revascularization (17 cases) of large segments following severe mechanical injuries. It has been demonstrated that 4 to 6 months after the operation the disturbances in the electric activity of the brain and in the secretory and secretory functions of the kidneys have a reversible character and regress 2 to 5 years later. No functional disturbances concern-ing the thyroid gland, the cardiovascular system and the liver have been revealed in the patients who were examined 4 to 5 months following the surgery. The authors believe that after replantation or revascularization of a large segment of an extremity which was devoid of circulation for 5 to 7 hours the patients should be under medical control for the activity of the inner organs, first of all the brain and the kidneys for at least 2 paors to be able to correct their functioning in good time.

[Experimental and clinical substantiation of laser therapy of wounds and trophic ulcers]. / Eksperimenta'lno-klinicheskoe obosnovanie lazeroterapii ran i troficheskikh iazv.

The authors have studied the results of 120 experiments on 60 guinea-pigs and 110 rabbits who received the treatment of modelled fenestrated musculocutaneous wounds and trophic ulcers respectively on the replanted extremity and on the back with helium and neon laser until they healed completely. The authors have demonstrated that the laser therapy accelerates the process of reparative regeneration. In 50 intact rabbits who received local irradiation with helium and neon laser there was an increase in the activity of lysosome enzymes and in the protein metabolism values in the blood serum. The use of the helium and neon laser with the specific density of the irradiation rate of 2.5 mWt/cm2 and the exposition during 5 minutes in the treatment of trophic ulcers and persistent wounds in 56 patients as well as in 38 patients with consequences of injuries to the main blood vessels, the nerve trunks, the muscles and the tendons of the extremities before and after the reconstructive operations testifies to its high efficacy.