[Fractures-luxations of the Lisfranc joint. Apropos of 39 cases].

Lisfranc fracture-dislocations are relatively rare (two per thousand). They generally occur in multiple trauma victims and may pass unnoticed. Open reduction followed by pinned osteosynthesis and plaster immobilisation ensures a good anatomical and functional result.

[Fracture-luxation of the Lisfranc joint. Apropos of 39 cases].

Lisfranc fracture-dislocations are relatively rare (two per thousand). They generally occur in multiple trauma victims and may pass unnoticed. Open reduction followed by pinned osteosynthesis and plaster immobilisation ensures a good anatomical and functional result.

[A review of 86 fractures of the lower end of the femur treated by internal fixation using A.O. blade-plates (author's transl)].

The authors have treated 86 fractures of the lower end of the femur by internal fixation with an A.O. blade-plate.

[Extensive osteolysis secondary to the implantation of thread in bone (author's transl)].

The authors have treated a severe strain of the knee in which the anterior cruciate ligament was reinserted using a Dacron thread driven through a tunnel in the upper end of the tibia. 7 years later a lytic bone lesion had to be grafted in which remnants of the Dacron were found. The role of low grade infection or intolerance to foreign material is discussed.