Over ten-year follow-up results of a prospective and consecutive series of primary total hip arthroplasty with an original cementless total hip prosthesis.

Purpose: High survival rates up to ten  years have been reported for non-cemented hip replacements. Publications beyond ten years have more diverse conclusions. To study the long-term survival of uncemented total hip replacement (THR), we examined a series of 125 THR, all with a minimum follow-up of ten  years.

[Simple tibiotalar luxation. Apropos of 16 cases].

Tibiotalar dislocations without fracture are extremely rare lesions. This series included 16 patients, 12 of whom have been examined clinically and radiographically. The purpose of this study was to specify the injury mechanism of the various anatomical types and to assess the long term outcome.

[Surgical treatment of the rheumatoid forefoot by realignment using th dorsal approach].

Purpose Of The Study: The aim of this study was to appreciate the results of the modified Fowler's procedure in the surgical treatment of forefoot deformities due to rheumatoid arthritis.

Material And Method: If the principles of the metatarsophalangeal resection through a dorsal transverse incision were conserved, we progressively modified the initial procedure with renunciation to the plantar skin incision, preservation of a skin bridge between the medial and transverse dorsal approach, using centro medullary pins to hold in position toes alignment and making an arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Ten patients (17 surgical procedures) were clinically and roentgenographically reviewed at an average follow-up of 27.

[Effect of the rotator cuff condition on the results of shoulder arthroplasty].

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this report was to study the repercussions of rotator cuff condition on unconstrained shoulder arthroplasty results.

Methods: Between 1986 and 1993, 40 unconstrained shoulder prostheses were performed (24 total and 16 hemiarthroplasties). At the time of the operation, rotator cuff condition was reported to be normal in 15 shoulders, atrophic in 10, scarred in 3, torn in 12.

[A rare entity: intraosseous synovial cyst of the calcaneus].

The authors report a rare case of a histologically proven intraosseous ganglion found in the calcaneus. A 59 year old carpenter was referred to our institution because of progressive talalgia with swelling of the hindfoot, increasing with prolonged standing and walking at job. X rays showed a multilobular radiolucent cyst developed in the anterior part of the left calcaneus, outlined by a rim of sclerotic bone.

[Carpal tunnel syndrome in patients on hemodialysis (apropos of 17 cases)].

This work is based on a series of 12 patients on hemodialysis who were operated on for a carpal tunnel syndrome, 66% of whom were seen with an average follow-up of 39 months (range 4 to 99 months). The operation was performed bilaterally on 5 occasions, which brings the number of hands operated to 17. Of the hemodialyzed patients 9.

[Treatment of post-traumatic epiphysiodesis of the radius with osteotomy of the 2, bones of the forearm].

The authors report a case of posttraumatic closure of the distal radial epiphysis. Wrist pain, grip weakness and gross deformity warranted surgical correction of the discrepancy between radial and ulnar lengths. Simultaneous osteotomy of the radius and shortening of the ulna offer a less destructive alternative to both cosmetic and functional disorders at the wrist than the Kapandji-Sauvé procedure.