prof. dr hab. n. med., MBA (Health Care) Krzysztof Ficek

Doctor - specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system, specialist in sports medicine

Many years of work in the combined areas of medicine and sports, including participation with athletes as a physician in the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships, and World Cups.

Scientific activity within: The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Galen-Orthopaedics

1. Klich S., Michalik K., Rajca J., Ficek K., Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C., Kawczynski A., Madeleine P. Fatigue-Induced Alterations of the Patellar Tendon in Elite Sprint Track Cyclists. Int J Sports Med. 2023 Jan 23. DOI: 10.1055/a-2018-2781.
2. Stodolak-Zych E., Ficek K., Wieczorek J., Kajor M., Gryń K., Rapacz-Kmita A., Rajca J., Kosenyuk Y., Stolarz M., Blazewicz S. Assessment of sheep knee joint after ACL replacement with Achilles tendon autograft and PLA-based implant, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2021, 104923, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104923.
3. Ficek K., Rajca J., Stolarz M., Stodolak-Zych E., Wieczorek J., Muzalewska M., Wyleżoł M., Wróbel Z., Binkowski M., Błażewicz S. Bioresorbable Stent in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Polymers 11, 2019, 1961, DOI: 10.3390/polym11121961
4. Ficek K., Filipek J., Wojciechowski P., Kopec K., Stodolak-Zych E., Blazewicz S. A bioresorbable polylactide implant used in bone cyst filling. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 2016, 27:33, DOI: 10.1007/s10856-015-5647-4
5. Ficek K., Cięszczyk P., Kaczmarczyk M., Maciejewska-Karłowska A., Sawczuk M., Cholewiński J., Leońska-Duniec A., Stępień-Słodkowska A., Zarębska A., Stepto N., Bishop DJ., Eynon N. Gene variants within the COL1A1 gene are associated with reduced anterior cruciate ligament injury in professional soccer players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports, 2012, vol. 16; 5, 396-400, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.10.004