Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2000
Review Case ReportsMonostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine: report of a case involving the lumbar transverse process and review of the literature.
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine is rare. We report its clinical, radiologic and histologic features affecting a 47-year-old housewife. She presented with low-back pain of 1-year's duration, and radiographs showed a diffuse expansile lesion in the left transverse process of the fourth lumbar vertebra. ⋯ It most commonly involves the body and adjacent pedicle, although no part of the vertebra is spared. It is worth noting that a propensity for progressive enlargement, even to the extent of causing graft destruction, exists if the lesion is left untreated or incompletely treated. Complete removal of all involved bone, together with stabilization, should therefore be the treatment of choice for this condition.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2000
Review Case ReportsBilateral Madelung's deformity without signs of dyschondrosteosis within five generations in a European family--case report and review of the literature.
The paper presents a European family showing bilateral Madelung's deformity within five consecutive generations. Females as well as males are affected alternately indicating autosomal dominant inheritance. ⋯ There seems to be the possibility of an inheritance independent from the complete syndroma of dyschondrosteosis. Therefore the genetic counselling will always be difficult and has to regard the wide variety of symptoms ranging from little pain and cosmetic disturbance to moderate pain and functional impairment.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2000
Review Case ReportsRecurrent chondroblastoma of the upper thoracic spine. A case report and review of the literature.
A very rare case of recurrent chondroblastoma of the upper thoracic spine with a follow-up of more than 20 years is presented and discussed with a review of the literature.
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We report a case of giant trichoblastoma, a rare benign hair germ tumor. A 73-year-old man presented with a soft-tissue mass on his upper arm. ⋯ The size of the tumor was 9.5 x 7 x 9.5 cm, one of the largest trichoblastomas ever reported. The rarity and gigantic size of the tumor, together with its misleading clinical features, prompted us to report our case.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 1999
ReviewPrevalence of popliteal cysts in children. A sonographic study and review of the literature.
Popliteal cysts in children differ from those in adults. They are considered to be less frequent and usually appear in the absence of intra-articular lesions. However, their prevalence in asymptomatic children is unknown. ⋯ A popliteal cyst could be identified in 4 patients. The prevalence of asymptomatic popliteal cysts was thus 2.4%. For 2 of these patients, we obtained magnetic resonance image of the knee which showed no concommitant intra-articular pathology.