[François Calot's concepts about the treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis].

François Calot proposed to cure the articular tuberculosis by punctures of the tuberculosis abscess and by immobilisation of the joint. He succeeded in many cases which had not to undergo surgery and his method was recognized as the best one till the arrival of the antibiotic (streptomycine) in 1948 which allowed to carry out surgery in the tuberculosis of bones and joints.

Althesin interaction with human plasma steroid binding globulins.

The binding affinities of two steroid anaesthetics, alphaxalone (Alfx) and alphadolone acetate (Alfd), for testosterone-oestradiol-binding globulin (TeBG) and corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) were measured in human serum. In 8 male patients, the effect of i.v.

[Emergency treatment of tracheal and bronchial foreign bodies].

Basing their report on personal experience of more than 300 tracheal or bronchial foreign bodies, the authors emphasize: -the difficulty of extraction, even in very expert hands. -the absolute necessity of a fully trained operator, and experienced anaesthetist and appropriate material. Apart from acute respiratory distress, they consider preferable to defer operation for a few hours, under strict supervision, in order to make available all these optimal conditions.