[Facial artery. Embryological review, descriptive and functional anatomy based on a review of the literature]. / L'artère faciale. Rappel embryologique, anatomie descriptive et fonctionnelle d'après une revue de la littérature.

After a summary of the embryology and anatomy of the arterial blood supply of the face, the authors present the descriptive anatomy of the facial artery and its eight most frequent branches. Variations of the origin, course and division of the artery are then described. The literature contains 3 to 5 different descriptions of the course of the artery. The authors considered 4 of these descriptions to be relevant: I (angular), II (nasal), III (superior labial), IV (hypoplastic). Seventeen different branches have been described, many of which are inconstant. The superficial and deep anastomotic network is described, with emphasis on the subdermal network and that of the transverse facial artery. The various vascular regions of the face, first described by Mitz and Whetzel, are described. Based on these observations, and on Lasjaunias'theory of the triple hemodynamic balance, the authors propose a functional analysis of the arterial blood supply of the face. According to this analysis, the anatomic variations observed are determined by regional hemodynamic balances. These observations influence the design and creation of certain local facial flaps, such as the submental, nasolabial and buccinator flap. They may also influence present concepts concerning the hemodynamics of arteriovenous malformations of the face.

[Gustave Ginestet (1897-1966), doctor general. Life and work of a pioneer of cosmetic and reconstructive maxillofacial surgery]. / Le médecin général Gustave Ginestet (1897-1966). Vie et oeuvre d'un pionnier de la chirurgie maxillo-faciale esthétique et réparatrice.

Gustave Ginestet, pratician and surgeon of two world wars in Europe, military medical in Lebanon and Syrian French Protectorat (1925-1931), countries where his works are not forgotten, was an admired and respectable master, pioneer of the maxillo facial and stomatologic French school of surgery, chief, between 1936 and 1966, and now, spiritual father of the referent services for head and neck surgery in France.

[The evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of auranofin in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (the results of Soviet-American research)]. / Otsenka terapevticheskoi éffektivnosti auranofina pri iuvenil'nom revmatoidnom artrite (rezul'taty sovetsko-amerikanskogo issledovaniia).

The authors describe the results of prospective multicenter Soviet-American placebo-controlled 6-month investigations concerned with assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of auranofin in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). 231 patients with JRA were placed under observation. Auranofin was found to be slightly superior to placebo. The drug was tolerated well. It is noted that in the treatment of JRA, of importance are long (6-month) courses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.