[Glomus tumor of forearm: a case report].

The authors report a case of a glomus tumor of the soft-tissues of the forearm in a 23 year old woman. The diagnosis was suspected on MRI, and confirmed by a biopsy. The result after surgical resection was excellent, just like other cases in the literature.

[Effect of arthroscopic fluid inflow on the femoro-patellar tracking. Comparative study of the dry and fluid filled knee].

Introduction: The dynamic study of the patello-femoral joint is of outstanding interest in unexplained anterior knee pain syndrome. Nevertheless, the accuracy of information regarding this particular point by means of video-arthroscopy is of concern, due to the surgical conditions of the procedure. The aim of this study was to appreciate the effect of serum inflow on the visual evaluation of the patello-femoral tracking during conventional knee arthroscopy.

[New radiologic data on the trapezo-metacarpal joint. The results of 330 cases].

Systematic x-rays in specific views and maximal amplitude of 330 trapezo-metacarpal joints in patients presenting with hand lesions has enabled us to define some original radiological parameters: the angle of the trapezium, the slope angle of the trapezium in anteversion and retroversion, trapezium mobility, the subluxation coefficient and the contact arc of the first metacarpal (M1) on the trapezium, defective reintegration of the base of the first metacarpal into the curve of the trapezium on AP and lateral views and the length of the intermetacarpal ligament. Statistical analysis, using analysis of variance, Chi-square test and correlation tests have demonstrated some correlations between all of these parameters allowing us to propose a pathophysiological hypothesis. In particular, this study emphasised the important role of a failure of the intermetacarpal ligament in the pathogenesis of proximal osteoarthritis of the thumb.

[Digital flap autografts for pulp coverage in distal amputations of the fingers. 68 flaps].

Sixty-one patients underwent 68 digital pulp amputations involving the distal phalanx (Zone 2 and 3). 46 unipedicular Vankataswami-Subramanian island flaps (VS flap) and 22 bipedicular Moberg-O'Brien flaps (MOB flap) were performed. All distal thumb amputations were treated by MOB flap, whereas all lateral finger distal amputations of the long digits were treated by VS flap.