[Carpo-metacarpal dislocation of the 5th digit with fracture of the hamate bone. Apropos of a recent case].

The authors report one case of recent fracture of the hamate with dorsal dislocation of the fifth metacarpal. This type of lesion is infrequent and may be misdiagnosed unless appropriate radiographs are taken with oblique views. The lesion was not stable after closed reduction and required fixation with a pin through the hamate fracture.

[Hip arthrodeses for septic arthritis. Critical study].

Twenty-eight cases of septic arthritis of the hip were treated by arthrodesis and reviewed after 2 years. Fusion of the hip was obtained in only 11 cases, four of which were still draining but healed after removal of metallic devices and curettage. Five cases had an acceptable result without drainage despite incomplete fusion.