Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome secondary to a femoral osteochondroma.

Background: Osteochondromas (or exostoses) are the most common benign tumors of the bone. Vascular complications of these tumors are rare but have been increasingly reported in recent literature.

Aim: Throughout an unusual case report of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome secondary to a femoral osteochondroma, we highlight the necessity of thorough clinical and radiological examinations as well as meticulous and prompt surgical resection.

Acute traumatic quadrilateral space syndrome following scapula fracture.

The acute tunnel syndrome of the quadrilateral space of Velpeau is a very rare entity in which the axillary nerve and the posterior humeral circumflex artery experience brutal compression in shoulder injuries. We report the case of a burst fracture of the right scapula with great displacement of the lateral border occasioning a total isolated paralysis of the right axillary nerve by axillary nerve compression. The lateral scapula border fracture was reduced and stabilized with neurolysis of the axillary nerve through a posterior approach.

A Rare Cause of Compression of the Suprascapular Nerve: The Paraglenoid Cyst.

Introduction: The ductal syndromes of the shoulder combine all the compressive processes of the suprascapular nerve at the level of its passage in the spinoglenoid notch and this for several causes. The most common is a lesion of the labrum resulting in the formation of a cyst. These cysts are rare and often underestimated.

Femoral Head Stress Fracture in Children: A Case Report.

Introduction: The stress fracture of the femoral head rarely occurs; but, it is generally encountered in case of bone insufficiency, and it is exceptional in younger individuals. The main differential diagnosis may include several diseases, namely, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and Perthes' disease. Bone scintigraphy is very sensitive but lacks specificity.

The head to foot screw fixation. A new technique of percutaneous screw fixation of the scaphoid bone.

Objectives: Many techniques have been described for screw fixation of the scaphoid bone. The approach is either proximal or dorsal. A new percutaneous technique is presented by the authors called the head to foot screw fixation.

An uncommon variant of the Essex-Lopresti injury.

The Essex-Lopresti injury is an extremely rare condition combining radial head or neck fracture, distal radio-ulnar joint dislocation and rupture of the interosseous membrane. However, there are rare or unusual varieties or associated injuries. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman with a posterior dislocation of the radio-humeral joint, a radial shaft fracture, and a distal radio-ulnar joint dislocation.

Irreducible Subtalar Dislocation Caused by Sustentaculum Tali Incarceration.

Introduction: Subtalar dislocation is an uncommon lesion in traumatology chiefly when it concerns the lateral form. Surgical treatment is required when a fracture is related or the dislocation is irreducible. Even well treated, these dislocations progress unavoidably to subtalar arthrosis, which stays well tolerated.

Myxoid liposarcoma of the hand - A rare entity.

Hand liposarcomas are not well recognized in common practice, which leads to erroneous diagnostics and delayed proper treatment. We reported a case of a myxoid liposarcoma classified as stage IIb, and developed in the palmar side of the left hand in a 38-year-old man. There was an initial tumor reduction by a sclerosing agent injection that proved to be a failure.

Double level arterial injury with neuropraxia following anterior shoulder dislocation.

Vascular and nervous complications are rare after shoulder dislocation. We report the case of a double level arterial injury with neuropraxia following anterior shoulder dislocation that was diagnosed by MultiDetector-row Computed Tomographic (MDCT) angiography and treated by surgical bypass graft and embolectomy. Our case is original, not only because of the rarity of these complications, but also because of the thromboembolism of brachial artery which could be undiagnosed and could compromise prognosis.

[Study of bone mineral density in adolescent handball players: a study of 20 cases].

Background: The physical activity during adolescence seems to correlate with bone mass at the end of the growth period. aim : To determine the effect of handball regularly practiced by teenage girls on the anthropometric parameters and bone mineral density.

Methods: Cross-sectional case-control, made in the rheumatology department of the Rabta hospital, has enrolled adolescent handball players of high level, which were compared to a control group matched by age and sex, but sedentary.

Metatarsal giant cell tumour in a 7-year-old child: a case report.

Giant cell tumours are uncommon benign osseous neoplasias with an obscure origin. They mostly occur in the epiphyses of long bones after skeletal maturity. Occurrence in a metatarsal bone in a child less than 10 years old is quite exceptional.

[Bacteriological profile of urinary tract infections in women in Aziza Othmana Hospital: 495 cases].

Background: Urinary infection is a frequent pathology in the community as well as at the hospital.

Aim: To analyze the profile of bacteria isolated from urinary tract infectious in women and their antimicrobial resistance.

Methods: During two year period (1 January 2005 to 31 December 2006), 4536 urinary specimens were analyzed at the Laboratory of Aziza Othmana Hospital.