Inhabitual case of sciatica in a child: presacral hydatid cyst

Hydatid cyst involving the pelvis in children is extremely rare. We report a case of an 11-year old boy with sciatic pain. Ultrasonography and computerised tomography scan showed a presacral cyst mass extending into the intervertebral foramen at the S1 level. The intraoperative findings and histologic examination indicated the diagnosis of a solitary hydatid cyst. After surgical enucleation, there was no envidence of recurrence on long-term follow-up

Surelevation congenitale de l'omoplate

21 cases of sprengel deformity in 19 patients were treated in paediatric orthopaedic unit of children's hospital of Rabat in 20 years. Only 6 patients [4 girls, 2 boys] were operated on. The ages of the patients at operation ranged from four to fiveting years [mean age: 10 years]. The duration of follow-up ranged from 8 months to 10 years [average: 4 years and 2 months] the woodward procedure was constantly used. Post operatively, the average increase in total abduction was 40° [range 30 to 75°]. Functional and cosmetic results were judged good in 3 patients, moderate in 2 and fair in one case. We emphasize that patients who are less than 4 years old are the ideal candidates for scapular displacement procedure

[Lombar Pott's diseases in baby. A case report]

The authors report a case of lombar Potts disease in an 8-month baby. The diagnosis was based on clinical arguments; tuberculosis contamination, painful rachidian stiffness on exam, biological arguments; inflammatory syndrome and positive cuti-test and radiological arguments; anterior vertebral destruction and infiltration of psoas muscle. The baby was medically treated by the association of Isoniasid, Rifampicine and Ethambutol with a good evolution