[Characteristics of bone marrow stromal cell-precursor cells in children with congenital hip dislocation].

Basing on cloning in vitro, colony-forming stromal cells (CFSC) of the bone marrow were studied in 66 children with a congenital dislocation of the hip. Degenerative processes in the bones of the hip joint were followed by a significant decrease of CFSC cloning. A direct correlation between the results of surgical treatment and cloning efficiency is established. Thus, the cloning efficiency may be used as a criterion for determining feasibility, time of surgery and its prognosis.