[The sacrified of sacrifice day].

This prospective study was carried out in the plastic and reconstructive surgery department of Kassab's hospital in Tunis and the hospital of Monastir (Tunisa) during the sacrifice day (Aïd el kebir). The study involved 50 patients. Our purpose was to identify the injuries of the hand occurring during this religions festival.

[About a short series of Swanson arthroplasty].

The authors report a series of 12 patients who underwent digital arthroplasty using a swanson implant. Six patients had the sequellae of an injured hand, and the other six patients had rheumatoid arthritis. The majority of patients were men with an average age of 33 years.

[Pathomimia in upper limb].

Pathomimia, or factitious disorders, are characterized by producing symptoms voluntarily with the intention of playing the role of the patient. Inspite of being considerd as a psychatric disorder, pathomimuia is often encountered in the daily professional life of doctors without being recognized or diagnosed. There are various clinical aspects of pathomimia.

[Value of imaging in the diagnosis of peripheral neurofibrosarcomas: a case report].

Neurofibrosarcoma is a rare malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour. It's the consequence of degeneration of neurofibroma in patients with neurofibromatosis. In the absence of clinical symptoms of malignancy, imaging is of prime importance.

[Central agenesis of the hand].

Central aplasia represent under 10% of congenital malformations of the hand. It is characterised by the partial or complete absence of the median ray. We adopted the classification of Swanson and considered this anomaly a stop of median longitudinal development.