Chair and Department of  Medical Biophysics

Medical University of Silesia Katowice

 
 

Employee of department

 

 

 

 

   

        Prof. dr hab. n. med.   Andrzej FRANEK

       Head of Chair and  Department of  Medical Biophysics

   

         tel.:+48 (32)  20 88 424

         tel./fax: +48 (32)  25 28 422

         e-mail: biofizligota@sum.edu.pl

 

 

Main research topics:

 

1. The application of electrotherapeutic methods in patients rehabilitation after spinal cord injury (especially in patients with spasticity)


2. The study of objective and physical measurement methods to estimate the progress of patients rehabilitation after spinal cord injury and orthopaedic disorders



3. The examination of scientific principles of the application and therapeutical efficacy of various (specially physical) methods in new branches of medicine, as enhancement of healing and regeneration of the tissue defects



4. Modern (informatical) measurement methods for objective evaluation of the tissue defect healing degree



5. The biophysical examination procedures applied in diagnostics and the study of biophysical models

 

 The developnent of the research staff:

The supervisor of the successfully finished processess of :

1. One dr hab. graduated degree

2. Seven dr graduated degrees. 

 

Author and co-author about 160 of scientific publications, in this among other things:

 

1. Franek A., Turczyński B., Opara J.: Treatment of spinal spasticity by electrical stimulation. J. Biomed. Engn., 1988, 10, 266-270.

 

 2. Franek A., Polak A., Kucharzewski M.: Modern application of high voltage stimulation for enhanced healing of venous crural ulceration. Med. Eng. Phys., 2000, 22, 9, 647-655.

 

 3.Kucharzewski M., Waler J., Franek A., Gierat B.: Autologous cultured single-keratinocytes in fibrin glue suspension in chronic venous leg ulcers. Phlebologie, 2001, 2, 44-47.

 4. Franek A., Król P., Kucharzewski M.: Does low output laser stimulation enhance the healing of crural ulceration ? Some critical remarks. Med Eng. Phys., 2002, 6, 4, 61-65.

 

 5. Ślęzak A., Kucharzewski M., Franek A., Twardokęs W.: Evaluation of the efficiency of venous ulcer treatment with a membrane dressing. Med. Eng. Phys., 2004, 26, 1, 53-60.

 

6. Franek A., Chmielewska D., Brzezińska-Wcisło L., Ślęzak A., Błaszczak E.: Application of various power densities of ultrasound in the treatment of leg ulcers. J. Dermatol. Treatment, 2004, 15, 6, 379-388.

 

 7. Franek A., Taradaj J., Cierpka L., Błaszczak E.: High voltage stimulation for healing acceleration of venous leg ulcers. Usefulness after surgical treatment., Phlebologie, 2005, 34,   

8. Błaszczak E., Franek A., Taradaj J., Klimczak J.: The comparable analysis of the far results of physical rehabilitation in patients after total endoprosthesis plasty of the knee joint. J.Orthop. Trauma Surg. Rel. Res., 2007, 4, 8, 57-66.

9. Taradaj J., Franek A., Brzezińska-Wcisło L., Cierpka L., Dolibog P., Chmielewska D., Błaszczak E., Kusz D.: The use of therapeutic ultrasound in venous leg ulcers: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. PHlebology, 2008, 23, 178-183.