[Scorbut, historic disease ?].

Scurvy, a disease caused by a deficit in vitamin C, is again described in Europe nowadays. This condition is associated with poverty and malnutrition, as found in developing countries. However, denutrition may also occur with a "western" lifestyle that can lead to nutriment deficiencies.

[Prader-Willi syndrome: specific management by a multidisciplinary team].

Prader Willi syndrome can be viewed as a physiopathological model of obesity. Such patients deserve specific management, preferably in a multidisciplinary setting. The paper reports on 6 patients followed in the paediatric endocrine service at the University of Liege.

[Kyphoplasty for the treatment of painful vertebral hemangioma].

Vertebral angiomas are frequent and often asymptomatic. Sometimes although they do not seem invasive radiologically, they are responsible for local pain. If there is concordance between pain and vertebral angioma localisation, surgery such as vertebroplasty or cyphoplasty can be proposed.

[Results of rehabilitation on quality of walking and outcome in elderly patients following femoral neck fracture. Development after one year].

Objectives: To examine effects of coordinated multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for older patients with hip fractures.

Material And Method: 187 (42 men and 147 women: mean age 80.9 +/- 8.