[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs : clarification for the practitioner].

NSAID represent a widely used therapeutic class, but their side- effects profile can significantly limit their use. Introduction of selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor has provided an alternative to non-selective NSAIDs, with a better digestive tolerance for similar efficiency. Nevertheless, introduction of these molecules has been associated with emergence of major cardiovascular events, motivating further studies on their safety profile.

Complex regional pain syndrome and bone marrow oedema syndrome: family ties potentially closer than expected.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) are two rare conditions that are still being discussed. They are generally considered as two distinct entities, yet they share similarities such as a homogeneous bone marrow edema is also often found in the early phase of CRPS. We present the case of a 41-year-old man with CRPS after a foot fracture followed by the development of painful BMES of the ipsilateral knee and hip a few weeks later.

[Complex regional pain syndrome].

The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (previously algodystrophy) is a rare affliction that usually affects a distal extremity (hand, foot). It occurs most frequently within weeks following a traumatic injury or stroke. It is a syndromic entity whose diagnosis is based on precise criteria, known as the Budapest criteria, excluding any disease that better explains the symptoms.

[Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder : Update 2017].

A century and a half after its first description, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) has revealed only part of its secrets. Its definition remains clinical since the imaging technology we have at our dis-posal is insufficiently sensitive and specific. Next to its idiopathic form, the most frequent and the most characteristic, there are numerous situations inducing a functional limitation of the glenohumeral joint and of its environment.