Abnormal presentation of neurofibromatosis: review of the literature

Multiple Neurofibromatosis [NF] is a disease of great interest because of the familial nature of the disease, the complexity of its morphology, the progressive character of its course and the numerous complications that may develop during its evolution. The authors present a late presentation of a genital NF type 1 affecting the penis and the right lower limb of a young adult

Index finger pollicisation for a congenital thumb hypoplasia and aplasia-surgical techniques

Thumb hypoplasia and aplasia are disabling congenital deformities and in the more severe cases [Grades IV and V] the only possibility is pollicisation Some Grade III hypoplasia cases are more severe with absence of the trapezio-metacarpal joint and most of the first metacarpal. These cases are best treated by amputation and pollicisation. The authors describe in detail pollicisation of the index and its pitfalls

Morel -lavalle syndrome

Closed degloving injury is a severe traumatic separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia first described by Morel-lavalle in the mid-19th century. He observed the phenomenon in the lower limb of a woman after tangential trauma with separation of the fatty layers. Sporadic cases have been reported in the literature since. We report a case referred for plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons