Osteonecrosis of the Humeral Head Following Arthroscopic Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears: A Case Report.

Introduction: The osteonecrosis and the collapse of the humeral head may have many risk factors such as trauma, alcoholism, metabolic diseases, and corticosteroid therapy. Otherwise, it was described as a rare complication of shoulder arthroscopy in the past few years.

Case Report: We report the case of a 65-year-old right-handed woman who had a rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder.

Surgical management of a combined fracture of the odontoid process with an atlas posterior arch disruption: a review of four cases.

Four cases of operated odontoid process fractures associated with a fracture of the posterior arch of the atlas are presented. Three types of surgery were performed: atlas-axis fusion, occipitocervical fusion, and odontoid process screw fixation. Based on a literature review and our experience, the therapeutic management is discussed according to the type of odontoid fracture and the presence of neurological involvement, with a reminder that wiring is not indicated when C1 posterior arch continuity is compromised.

[Fracture of the ulna and bilateral congenital dislocation of the head of the radius: A case report].

We report a case of bilateral congenital dislocation of the radial head discovered at the time of a fracture of the ulna. The dislocation was missed initially and when considered as part of the Monteggia fracture, raised a problem concerning the therapeutic approach. The purpose of this report is the emphasize the importance of careful physical examination before undertaking treatment of any lesion.