[A penetrating volar foreign body: a wooden splinter beneath the flexor tendons].

Hand injuries are among the most common injuries seen in general practitioner (GP) consultation hours and emergency departments and are most often affecting the dominant hand. We report on a case of unsuccessful primary exploration of the volar hand for a foreign body by the GP. In regard to detailed history of the injury mechanism, we performed the clinical examination and an additional ultrasound evaluation of the hand, suggesting evidence for a foreign body and a laceration of one of the flexor tendons.

[Ruptured cystadenoma of the pancreas].

There are many potential reasons for an acute abdomen. Very rare is a rupture of a cystadenoma of the pancreas. We describe such a case of an 85-year old woman, who was treated with an internal drainage of the cyst with a Roux-Y-loop, as at the time of the emergency operation the histological diagnosis was not known.

[Meniscus ultrasound--a reliable way for diagnosis of meniscus lesions?].

Controversies exists about the value of sosgraphy in diagnosis of meniscal injuries. We therefore examined 179 knee joints. In a prospective study of 177 patients with knee problems, ultrasound was utilized to assess its values as a screening tool for meniscal tears.

[Ultrasonography of meniscus lesions].

Controversy exists about the value of ultrasonography of meniscal tears. We therefore examined 101 knee joints of 99 patients in a prospective study. Prior to the arthroscopy the menisci were scanned from an independent team by using 7.