Autotransfusion in the postoperative orthopedic patient.

Transfusion of autologous blood has become increasingly important as an alternative to the use of conventional allogeneic products. Some areas of autotransfusion, like predeposit and intraoperative salvage, are well standardized and generally recommended by physicians. In many orthopedic surgical procedures, the postoperative drainage constitutes a significant percentage of the total perioperative blood loss.

Hereditary perforating ulcers of the foot: "hereditary sensory radicular neuropathy".

In 4 cases of hereditary sensory radicular neuropathy the loss of pain and thermal sensibility resulting in perforating ulcers starts distally in lower extremities and progresses proximally. It has a sporadic and familial form as well as the hereditary type. In siblings inheritance appeared to be autosomal dominant.