[Physical activities and bone mass in women].

The mechanism and its effects on the bone mass are discussed. The bone disorders of spacemen show the necessity of physical constraints. The intensive physical exercise can increase disturbances in the bone remodeling.

Lumbar spine, sport and actual treatment.

Low back pains are very frequent in athletes by microtraumatisms and sudden efforts. The prolapse of the nucleus pulposus is created. After the failure of correct medical treatment, some new technics give good results: chemonucleolysis, trans-cutaneous nucleotomy, microdiscectomy.

[Comparative double-blind study of Bi-Profenid and oxyphenbutazone in sports pathology].

Effectiveness and tolerance of ketoprofen in sustained-release tablets (Bi-Profenid 150 mg) were investigated in a double blind trial in 44 athletes who had recently sprained an ankle. Patients were given either 300 mg Bi-Profenid or 400 mg oxyphenbutazone daily for seven days. Treatment regimens were assigned at random.

Double blind comparative study of piroxicam and indomethacin in acute locomotor affections linked with sports activity.

181 patients suffering from acute locomotor affections linked with sports activities were included in a multi-center study. The indications most frequently seen were sprains and tendinitis. 92 patients received piroxicam in a daily dosage of 4 capsules (40 mg) during the first two days, then 20 mg during the following days.

[Epicondylalgia].

The authors review several aspects of epicondylalgiae, considering this condition under the angle of pathology, etiology, semiology and clinical examination. Using electrophysiological methods, they attempt better to define the data allowing a precise electrological and topographical diagnosis. A classification of the electromyographical syndromes associated with epicondylalgiae is provided.