Position paper from the IBRA Symposium on Surgery of the Head--the 2nd International Symposium for Condylar Fracture Osteosynthesis, Marseille, France 2012.

Background: This is a position paper from the 2nd International Bone Research Association (IBRA) Symposium for Condylar Fracture Osteosynthesis 2012 was held at Marseille, succeeding the first congress in Strasbourg, France, in 2007. The goal of this IBRA symposium and this paper was to evaluate current trends and potential changes of treatment strategies for mandibular condylar fractures, which remain controversial over the past decades.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we enrolled the consensus based on the panel of experts and participants in the IBRA Symposium 2012.

[The management in Marseille of facial injuries during the First World War].

World War I is still present for its millions of dead and wounded soldiers. New types of wounds came unexpected, and the military services were necessarily unprepared. Wounds in the face were so frequent and awful that new wards had to be organized and new methods to be invented.

[Ameloblastic carcinoma: primary or secondary?].

Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm. It can arise de novo or in a preexisting benign ameloblastoma. Most cases arise in older patients.

[Osteonecrosis of the jaw and bisphophonates in oncology].

Bisphosphonates are potent osteoclastic inhibitors that are indicated in the prevention of bone complications. They could also be of interest in the prevention of bone metastases. Several recent international publications have highlighted the onset of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients treated with bisphosphonates.

A new approach of primary angioplasty for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction based on minimalist immediate mechanical intervention.

Objectives: No reflow has been reported in 12-30% of the patients directly revascularized by angioplasty for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction with the highest incidence after primary stenting in patients with initial thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) grade 0 flow. We hypothesized that a minimalist immediate mechanical intervention (MIMI) based on the use of very small size balloons to avoid both large dissection and distal embolization may be sufficient to restore flow in emergency and that recanalization may be sustained by maximized antithrombotic regimen (abcximab, clopidogrel, aspirin and heparin) allowing one to postpone stenting in better conditions.

Methods: MIMI was performed in 93 patients for ST elevation myocardial infarction with initial TIMI grade 0 flow.

Ability of lymphoscintigraphy to direct sentinel node biopsy in the clinically NO check for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; a prospective study (preliminary results).

Detection of metastasis involvement of lymph nodes is essential for management and prognostic evaluation in most cancer cases. The success of lymphatic mapping depends on identifying the sentinel lymph node(s) draining the primary tumour. In this preliminary study we prospectively evaluated the feasibility of sentinel node radio localisation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma N0 stage to gain insight as to whether the sentinel lymph node (SLN) could be prognostic of regional metastasis disease or not.

Long-term radiological findings following reconstruction of the condyle with fibular free flaps.

Aim: Fibular bone grafts are considered as one of the best choices for reconstruction of the condyle. However, little data are available on bone remodelling after such reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term radiological outcome.