Clinical and radiological outcomes of 40 cases of SLAC and SNAC wrist treated by four-corner arthrodesis with locking plate.

The treatment of scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) and scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse (SNAC) wrist varies. No clear consensus exists on surgical indications. Scaphoid excision and four-corner arthrodesis with locking plate is one of preferred treatments for these lesions.

Arthroscopy-assisted treatment of scaphoid and lunate cysts: Clinical evaluation of 7 cases.

Intraosseous cysts of the carpus are relatively common benign tumors. They are often discovered by chance and can cause wrist pain thereby requiring appropriate management. While conventional open surgical treatment leads to good results, it has certain disadvantages, the main one being postoperative stiffness.

Results of 115 Rubis II reverse thumb carpometacarpal joint prostheses with a mean follow-up of 10 years.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and radiological results of the Rubis II thumb carpometacarpal joint reverse prosthesis, at a mean follow-up of 10 years. Between 1997 and 2008, 253 prostheses were implanted in 199 patients; 115 were reviewed. The survival after a mean of 10 years was 89%.

[Results of the treatment of basal thumb osteoarthritis by Rubis II prosthesis after more than 5 years. A retrospective study of 118 cases].

Objectives: The goal of the work was to evaluate the mid-term results of the Rubis II® trapeziometacarpal prosthesis for the treatment of basal thumb osteoarthritis.

Methods: From 1997 to 2003, 118 trapeziometacarpal prostheses Rubis II® were implanted at Saint-Quentin's Hospital. Seventy-seven have been clinically and radiologically reviewed.

[Soft tissue myoepithelioma, a rare tumor. A case report].

Myoepithelioma of soft tissues is a rare and under-recognized tumor. We report a case of a myoepithelioma arising in the soft tissue of the wrist in a 37-year-old man. This 3cm, nodular, well circumscribed tumor consisted of a mixture of spindle and epithelioid cells in a fibrous or focally myxoid stroma.

[Rubis 2 trapezometacarpal prosthesis: concept, operative technique].

Introduction: We have implanted 49 uncemented reversed trapeziometacarpal prostheses since 1997.

Operative Technique: We used a classical dorsal approach. A good preparation of the base of the first metacarpal will give excellent exposure of the trapezium, the most important stage of the operation.

[Treatment of fresh humeral diaphysis fractures by Seidel intramedullary locked nailing. A study of 23 initial cases after 2.5 years with rotator cuff evaluation].

Purpose Of The Study: The Seidel intramedullary locking nail is one of the alternative methods for operative treatment of humeral shaft fractures. Short follow-up demonstrated persistent pain and stiffness at the shoulder joint. The aims of this retrospective study were first to evaluate results with attention to operative technique, consolidation rate and postoperative complications.

[Carpometacarpal dislocations of the long fingers. Apropos of 26 cases with review of 20 cases].

Purpose Of The Study: A retrospective study reports the evolution of patients treated for dislocation of one or several of the four medial carpometacarpal joints.

Materials And Methods: In five of twenty-six patients, the dislocations were undiagnosed in emergency. Twenty-five dislocations were dorsal.

[Articular fractures of the base of the first metacarpal. Comparative study of direct osteosynthesis and closed pinning].

The authors retrospectively studied 35 articular fractures of the base of the first metacarpal, with an average follow-up of 3 years. Treatment consisted of closed reduction and pinning in 19 cases, open reduction and rigid fixation in 16 cases. Results were estimated in terms of pain, range of movement (flexion-adduction arc and abduction-extension arc), strength and X-rays.

[Supraepitrochlear process and median nerve compression].

The supra-condylar process exists in a small percentage of the population. Infrequently this process may cause compression of the median nerve. The authors such a case associated with compression of the ulnar nerve.