[Surgical treatment of osteoid osteoma of the spine using intraoperative scintigraphy]. / Traitement chirurgical d'un ostéome ostéoïde du rachis avec controle scintigraphique per-opératoire.

The authors report a case of osteoid osteoma of the spine. The treatment, which consisted of surgical curettage of the lesion, was controlled by intra operative bone scanning. The authors present the advantages and difficulties of this technique. They also review the literature on the subject.

[Arthroscopic acromioplasty. Medium results after more than a year]. / Acromioplasties arthroscopiques. Résultats moyens supérieurs à 1 an.

Sixty-nine arthroscopic acromioplasties were evaluated with an average follow-up of 18 months (6 to 38 months), with the UCLA score. The UCLA scores evolved from an average of 9.9 preoperatively (minimum 5, maximum 18) to 30.2 (minimum 18, maximum 35) postoperatively. There were 26% excellent results (34 to 35 points on the UCLA score), 55% good results (28 to 33 points), 14.5% poor results (21 to 27 points) and 4.3% bad results (0 to 20 points), i.e. 81% good and excellent results. There was no relationship between the duration of the complaints and the results, nor was there between the age and the results. The best results were seen in patients without rupture of the rotator cuff. Calcification without rupture of the cuff had no influence on the results. Pain, the most important complaint, was diminished much more than the complaints about restricted range of motion, which is better tolerated.

Bone grafting for acetabular protrusion in hip arthroplasty. 27 cases of rheumatoid arthritis followed for 2-8 years.

An acetabular bone graft with spongious bone chips was performed in 27 primary total hip arthroplasties in 23 patients with rheumatic disease. There were no major complications. After 5 (2-8) years, the grafts were well incorporated; after 1 year, remodeling had produced a normal cancellous bone structure. Clinical assessment showed overall good results.