[Chondroma of the soft tissues of the hand. Report of a recurrent case].

A twenty six-year-old man presented a mass of the fifth left finger. X Ray and pathological examination after surgical treatment showed an extraskeletal chondroma. One month later, this tumor recurred, leading to a second surgical procedure.

[Results of the use of a monoblock pin-plate in trochanteric fracture in elderly patients. Apropos of 100 cases].

The authors report their experience of the systematic use of a monobloc pin-plate in fractures of the trochanteric region in the elderly. The review of a series of 100 cases with a mortality of 16% demonstrates that this technique ensures excellent results compared with other published series. The biomechanical reliability of the monobloc pin-plate allows immediate weight-bearing in all patients.

[Traumatic rupture of 3 lobes of the right lung without any parietal lesion. A peculiar entity].

Following a case of traumatic rupture of the 3 lobes of the right lung without any parietal lesion, the authors found three similar cases in the literature. However, uni or bilobar rupture was more frequently described. The pathological mechanisms are considered.