[Desmoid fibroma of the limbs (author's transl)].

The authors have treated nineteen cases of desmoid fibroma of the limbs of which two were intraosseous. The severity of the lesion was greater when sited proximally in the limbs. In many patients, the tumours grew slowly and gave little incapacity.

[Functional study of a double arthrodesis of the foot].

The authors have reviewed 190 feet treated by double arthrodesis for a variety of lesions including post-traumatic deformities, flat foot, paralytic lesions, club foot and other conditions. Follow-up was more than two years in 101 cases, more than five years in 73 cases and more than ten years in 30 cases. The importance of obtaining a good correction of both hindfoot and forefoot is emphasized.

[Metastatic fractures of the femur. Apropos of 100 cases].

The authors have treated one hundred fractures of the femur of metastatic origin. They conclude that surgery, when technically possible, should always be undertaken. Internal fixation gave better results than prosthetic replacement of the upper end of the femur.