Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign osteolytic lesion usually occurring in the metaphysis of long bones. Authors report a case of a 21-year-old man with an expanding aneurysmal bone cyst in the entire humeral diaphysis and both metaphyses, discovered incidentally. Authors present the therapeutic difficulties encountered and discuss theepidemiology, diagnosis and management of ABCs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChromomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various fungi. Bone involvement is exceptional. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of chromoblastomycosis localized on the tarsal bone in a 27-year-old man from southern Morocco.
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April 2001
Purpose Of The Study: We report seven cases of traumatic dislocation of the great toe, detailing the anatomy, the mechanism of injury and the radiographic diagnosis. We propose an additional classification based on three hereto unreported cases.
Material And Methods: Between october 1994 and october 1997, we treated seven patients with traumatic dislocation of the first metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe.
Introduction: A retrospective study has been made of a series of 22 cases, and the classification and treatment of fractures of the coronoid process of the ulna have been discussed.
Material, Methods And Results: A report has been made of 22 cases of coronoid process fracture (18 males and four females). The mean age was 26 years (range: 19-47 years).