Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et réparatrice de l'appareil moteur
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Jan 1993
Case Reports[Dislocation of the tendon of the posterior tibial muscle and fracture of the lateral malleolus. An other equivalent of bimalleolar fracture?].
The authors report on a new case of dislocation of the tibialis posterior tendon which was associated with a fracture of the lateral malleolus. They postpone a mechanism of injury based on the fibular fracture and emphasize differential diagnosis with rupture of the deltoid ligament. A retinacular repair was performed.
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Jan 1993
Review Case Reports[Traumatic amputation of the lower limb and traumatic hemipelvectomy. Report of 2 cases in children and review of the literature].
Traumatic hemipelvectomy is rarely observed, mostly because very few patients survive the initial trauma. We describe 2 cases of children who survived this trauma. The first was a 12 year-old boy who accidentally fell between a metro train and the platform. ⋯ In the literature, we found 36 survivors to this dreadful lesion (4 of them children). We analysed the different problems for the treatment of this trauma caused, and their short term consequences. An early evaluation of the lesions, rapid and intensive resuscitation, early decision to complete the traumatic amputation if necessary, with urinary and digestive derivation, are important elements towards eventual successful outcome of the treatment.