[Home environment and acute propylene glycol intoxication in a two-year old. An unusual case report].

Background: Acute propylene glycol intoxication in a two-year-old toddler underlines the potentially serious toxicity in children of this chemical agent present as a diluent in many drugs and environmental products such as cosmetics, diapers, cleansing towels, despite a common consideration of safety and lack of toxicity.

Case Report: A two-years-old boy previously healthy was found in the morning by his parents in his cradle, lethargic, responsive only to sharp pain. On admission, vital signs were: temperature 38.

[Experimental study of compression by Herbert screw in carpal scaphoid fracture].

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this experimental work was to obtain a radiographical assessment of the effect of the compression achieved with the Herbert screw due to its different thread diameters by comparing the real and expected reduction of interfragment gap (IFG) on cadaver bones. To better understand and define the limits of this "self-compressing" effect and to study the usefulness of screw sizes smaller than the scaphoid, we measured the maximal and mean reduction of IFG without using the instrumentation.

Material And Methods: Twelve scaphoids were obtained from fresh cadavers.

[Primary intraosseous rhabdomyosarcoma].

We report a case of primary intraosseous pleiomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma located in the pelvis of a 21-year-old woman followed for 4 years. The lytic tumor involved the acetabulum and the isthma with moderate extension to soft tissue. First line chemotherapy was unable to arrest tumor progression.

[Kinematics of the healthy and arthritic hip joint during walking. A study of 136 subjects].

Purpose Of The Study: The study aimed to analyze the spatiotemporal parameters and 3-dimensional pelvic and hip kinematic components during gait in two groups: patients with a primitive osteoarthritis of the hip and control normal subjects.

Material: The study included 51 patients, ranged from 42 to 81 years, and 86 normal subjects.

Method: Gait analysis was performed using the optoelectronic system VICON with 5 cameras in free-speed conditions.

[Angulation deformity of a finger after local radiotherapy].

The authors report a case of a third finger angulation deformity. This radial deviation deformity is owed to a local radiation for verrucae vulgaris at 16 years old. The treatment by corrective osteotomy of the phalange was performed with satisfactory correction and full restoration of function.