Isolated muscle tuberculosis: exceptional location

The authors report the exceptional case of isolated muscular tuberculosis affecting the anterior compartment of the right thigh in a 38-year-old man. The diagnosis was based on histology and GeneXpert. The subject received a surgical treatment followed by medical treatment for 6 months. The GeneXpert test has proved to be useful in the diagnosis of muscular tuberculosis. We have not found in the literature the use of GeneXpert in this type of localization of tuberculosis whose diagnostic is not always easy. Through the study of this case and a review of the literature, the authors review the pathogenesis of this particular affection as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.

Neglected rupture of the quadriceps tendon in a patient with chronic renal failure (case report and review of the literature)

Spontaneous ruptures of the quadriceps tendon are infrequent injuries, it is seen primarily in patients with predisposing diseases such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis and chronic renal failure. A 32-year-old man had a history of end stage renal disease and received regular hemodialysis treatment for more than 5 years. He was admitted in our service for total functional impotence of the right lower limb with knee pain after a common fall two months ago. The radiogram showed a ‘’patella baja” with suprapatellar calcifications. The ultrasound and MRI showed an aspect of rupture of the quadriceps tendon in its proximal end with retraction of 3 cm. Quadriceps tendon repair was performed with a lengthening plasty, and the result was satisfactory after a serial rehabilitation program. The diagnosis of quadriceps tendon ruptures needs more attention in patientswith predisposing diseases. They should not be unknown because the treatment of neglected lesions is more difficult. We insist on the early surgical repair associated with early rehabilitation that can guarantee recovery of good active extension.Key words: Quadriceps tendon, spontaneous rupture, renal failure, lengthening plasty

La trochantérite tuberculeuse, un diagnostic souvent difficile

La trochantérite tuberculeuse est une affection rare (<2% des tuberculoses ostéo-articulaires), même en pays à forte endémie, elle est caractérisée par une symptomatologie insidieuse rendant souvent son diagnostic tardif. Les auteurs rapportent une série de 9 cas, le diagnostic a été posé sur des études bactériologiques et histologiques après un bilan d'imagerie (échographie, IRM, TDM). Le traitement de cette affection est médical (antibiothérapie antituberculeuse), et la chirurgie ne trouve sa place qu'en cas de complications et permet d'améliorer l'évolution.Pan African Medical Journal 2016; 2

Intérêt du clou rétrograde dans les fractures du fémur distal: à propos de 07 cas

Ce travail rapporte une série de sept cas de fractures de l’extrémité inférieure du fémur traitées par enclouage centromédullaire rétrograde au service de traumatologie orthopédie au centre hospitalier Ibn Sina durant la période du 30/05/2010 au 30/04/2015. L’âge moyen de nos patients est de 54 ans avec une légère prédominance Masculine (57,1%). Les accidents de la voie publique ont représenté la principale étiologie (71,4%) et le côté droit était le plus touché (57,1%). Sur le plan opératoire, le délai moyen de l'intervention était de 2 jours. La rachi anesthésie a été réalisé dans cinq cas. La durée moyenne d’hospitalisation était de 5 jours. L’ensemble de nos patients ont consolidé dans un délai moyen de 4 mois, avec un cas de retard de consolidation à 6 mois. Nous avons obtenu de bons résultats fonctionnels avec une flexion moyenne du genou à 120°, avec un seul cas de flexion limité à 90°. Dans notre série, on avait constaté un seul cas de retard de consolidation et un seul cas de pseudarthrose. Nous n’avons noté aucun décès ni sepsis superficiel ou profond, ni complication thromboembolique ou embolie graisseuse, nos résultats étaient en général satisfaisants, ce qui nous donne le droit de dire que l’enclouage rétrograde du fémur reste une technique d’ostéosynthèse qui a toute sa place dans le traitement chirurgical des fractures distales du fémur

Luxation sous-talienne interne pure: à propos d’un cas

La luxation sous talienne pure est une affection rare, les auteurs rapportent le cas d'un jeune patient ayant présenté suite à un accident de sport une luxation sous talienne interne pure, traité orthopédiquement avec un bon résultat fonctionnel.Mots clés: Luxation sous-talienne interne, accident de sportEnglish Title: Pure internal subtalar dislocation: about a caseEnglish AbstractPure subtalar dislocation is a rare condition. We here report the case of a young patient presenting with pure internal subtalar dislocation as a result of a sport accident. He underwent orthopedic therapy achieving a good functional outcome.Keywords: Internal subtalar dislocation, sport acciden

Tuberculosis of radius diaphysis: Case report and review of literature

Diaphyseal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare case of the skeletal TB. The following report documents the case of a 52-year-old Moroccan woman with a swelling over the right forearm followed by pulmonary TB under treatment for 3 months. The radiographs of the forearm show a lytic image located at the radius mid-diaphysis. The histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. The patient received surgical drainage with trepanation of the bone. The antibacillary chemotherapy was administered for 6 months. It is, therefore, indispensable to bear in mind the possibility of such atypical presentations of TB when making a rapid and pertinent diagnosis and prescribing the appropriate treatment

Hamatometacarpal fracture-dislocation: A case report

Hamatometacarpal fracture-dislocation is a rare condition. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 26-year-old male patient who sustained a coronal fracture of the body of the hamate with the fifth metacarpal base interposed between volar and dorsal fragments on his right dominant hand. The patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation of the hamate with a 2.0-mm cortical screw and stabilization of the dislocated fifth metacarpal with Kirschner wire. At six months follow-up, total range of movement was allowed, the patient experienced no pain, and had successfully returned to work

Osseous hydatid disease: A mimic of other skeletal pathologies

Hydatid disease is still endemic in several regions worldwide including Morocco, and is caused in most cases by the larval form of 2 species of the tapeworm Echinococcus: E. granulosus and E. multilocularis. Primary hydatid disease of the bone without systemic involvement is rare. The disease has a silent clinical evolution until it reaches complicated stages. Complications may include pathological fracture, neural deficit, infection, and fistulization of the abscess. Preoperative diagnosis is based on clinical history, imaging findings, and serological tests, which lack high sensitivity and specificity. Although the interpretation of imaging studies can prove to be very confusing because the bone changes evolve with time, and the nonspecificity of these findings often leads to a mistaken diagnosis. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, especially in patients who reside in or travel to sheep-raising areas where hydatid disease is endemic. A high index of suspicion is necessary for the diagnosis, especially in patients that live in or travel to sheep-raising areas where hydatid disease is endemic. The treatment of choice remains surgical, following the principles of a locally malignant lesion. Chemotherapy (albendazole alone or in combination with praziquantel) is indicated when surgery is not possible or as an adjuvant treatment. The prognosis is often poor. We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with long-standing pain in the left hip joint in which the imaging findings were thought of as being either tuberculous or neoplastic. The result of a CT-guided biopsy concurred with an unexpected diagnosis of a hydatid cyst. This case highlights that in the absence of a high index of suspicion for echinococcal infection, the semblance of imaging findings of hydatid disease in the bone to those of other skeletal pathologies can lead to misinterpretation