Osseous hydatid disease: A mimic of other skeletal pathologies.

Hydatid disease is still endemic in several regions worldwide including Morocco, and is caused in most cases by the larval form of 2 species of the tapeworm Echinococcus: E. granulosus and E. multilocularis.

[The role of the retrograde nailing in distal femur fractures: about 7 cases].

We report a series of seven cases of fractures of the distal end of the femur treated by retrograde centro-medullary nailing in the Orthopedic-Trauma Department at the Hospital Ibn Sina over the period 30/05/2010 - 30/04/2015. The average age of patients was 54 years, with a slight male predominance (57,1%). Road traffic accidents were the main cause of these fractures (71.

Tuberculosis of radius diaphysis: Case report and review of literature.

Diaphyseal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare case of the skeletal TB. The following report documents the case of a 52-year-old Moroccan woman with a swelling over the right forearm followed by pulmonary TB under treatment for 3 months. The radiographs of the forearm show a lytic image located at the radius mid-diaphysis.

Mass of the thenar eminence hiding idiopathic massive rice bodies formation with a compression of the median nerve: Case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Rice bodies are described as fibrin bodies usually found among patients with inflammatory joint diseases, tuberculous arthritis, and tuberculous tenosynovitis, but they are rarely found among non-tuberculosis patients.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a 69-year-old with a 2-year history of swelling and pain of the thenar eminence of the left hand with paresthesia in the territory of the median nerve. Surgical exploration revealed multiple rice bodies.

[Pure internal subtalar dislocation: about a case].

Pure subtalar dislocation is a rare condition. We here report the case of a young patient presenting with pure internal subtalar dislocation as a result of a sport accident. He underwent orthopedic therapy achieving a good functional outcome.

[Trochanteric tuberculosis, an often difficult diagnosis].

Trochanteric tuberculosis is a rare disease (<2% of osteoarticular tuberculosis), even in high-endemic countries. It is characterized by insidious symptoms. For this reason, diagnosis is often delayed.

Neglected rupture of the quadriceps tendon in a patient with chronic renal failure (case report and review of the literature).

Spontaneous ruptures of the quadriceps tendon are infrequent injuries, it is seen primarily in patients with predisposing diseases such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis and chronic renal failure. A 32-year-old man had a history of end stage renal disease and received regular hemodialysis treatment for more than 5 years. He was admitted in our service for total functional impotence of the right lower limb with knee pain after a common fall two months ago.