[Pre-iliac tumor mass syndrome: An atypical rheumatoid nodule]. / Syndrome de masse tumorale pré-iliaque : un nodule rhumatoïde atypique.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a polymorphous chronic inflammatory disease that is common in general population and is responsible for the occurrence of subcutaneous or visceral rheumatoid nodules. Their typical clinical presentations and localizations do not generally pose any diagnostic or therapeutic problem. We report here an atypical fistulized presentation of an unusual iliac rheumatoid nodule in a 65-year-old female patient. The evolution was favorable without recurrence at 6 months after complete surgical resection and appropriate antibiotherapy.

Methylmetacrylate (PMMA) cranioplasty technique: Technical interest of intraoperative modeling and review of the literature.

Reconstruction of bone loss in the cranial vault may be necessary for functional or aesthetic reasons following trauma, decompression craniectomy, or craniofacial malformations. Many techniques have been described in the literature, using various materials, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. Reconstruction with polymethylmetacrylate cement has the advantage of a durable result and relative ease of use. In this article we present our cement cranioplasty technique through 4 clinical cases of cranial vault reconstruction, by direct intraoperative modeling on the bone defect. This accessible, effective method, applicable to all sizes of defect, remains an attractive option in the arsenal of techniques available today.

[Current place of cultured epithelial autografts in the management of massive burns and future prospects: Literature review]. / Place actuelle des cultures d'épidermes autologues dans la prise en charge des brûlures étendues et perspective d'avenir : revue de littérature.

Cultured Epithelial Autografts (CEAs), developed at the end of the 1970s from in vitro culture amplification of keratinocytes, have led to a therapeutic revolution in the treatment of major burns. The areas of improvement of the cultures initially involved the manufacturing processes (culture media, support matrices, etc.) and then clinical applications (use of a largely expanded allogeneic or autologous dermal bed). These advances have enabled burn centers (BC) using CEAs to obtain very satisfactory percentages of graft integration and survival of major burns patients. However, since CEAs are not without major drawbacks (fragility, high rate of infection, high cost, unstable scars), these pitfalls have restricted their use worldwide. As of 2014, CEAs produced by Genyzme Tissue Repair are no longer available in Europe, which has considerably reduced an indispensable therapeutic arsenal for severe and extensive burns. To overcome these therapeutic limitations, current research is focusing on techniques combining surgery, tissue engineering and cell therapy. The advent of regenerative medicine, based on the use of stem cells, in particular mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), can contribute to an improvement in the management of these massively burned patients (optimization of the environmental medium, attenuation of the systemic inflammatory response and the immunosuppressive effects of the burn, acceleration of tissue regeneration, etc.). Cell therapy, therefore, offers alternatives to CEAs, which must imperatively retain their place in the therapeutic arsenal, namely an effective emergency coverage technique that can be improved.

[The "racket-like" flap: Method to increase the reliability of the sural neuro-cutaneous flap]. / Le lambeau neurofasciocutané sural : fiabilisation par le prélèvement d'un lambeau en raquette.

We realized a retrospective study from 2003 to 2018 comparing two surgical techniques of neuro-fascio-cutaneous sural flap harvesting to improve their reliability: the "vascular pedicle tunneling" method and the "racket-like" flap method. There are 35 flaps in this series from lower distal limb reconstruction: 21 "racket-like" flaps and 14 "tunneling-pedicle" flaps. There were no partial or total necrosis case in the "racket-like" flaps group. Our technique reduces covering failure due to partial or total necrosis risk with a statistically significant impact. We propose to extend the "racket-like" technique to every fascio-cutaneous flap available.

Medical and surgical management of lower extremity war-related injuries. Experience of the French Military Health Service (FMHS).

Lower extremity war wounds are characterized by high-energy trauma occasioning loss of complex and pluritissular substances. The support pipeline put into place by the French defense health service (SSA) is designed to rapidly evacuate the injured person from the scene of injury to mainland France, following initial surgery in the framework of a sequential tactic known as "Damage Control Surgery". This strategy is aimed at stabilizing the traumatized individual and enabling his evacuation. Patients are subsequently treated in a restorative surgery unit in a Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées (HIA), a level 1 trauma center (HIA Percy, HIA Saint-Anne) Cooperation between the plastic and orthopedic surgery specialties is essential insofar as it allows for surgical optimization aimed at saving the limb while restoring function to the greatest possible extent. Notwithstanding painstaking application of this common strategy, septic pseudoarthrosis remains the principal and most feared complication, at times rendering impossible any therapeutic solution other than amputation. Whether prosthetic or non-prosthetic, the rehabilitation provided by doctor/physiotherapists is conducive to patients' social and professional reintegration. The nation's duty to assist its wounded veterans is carried out with determination by the French defense ministry. As concerns lower extremity war wounds, the authors detail the reconstruction doctrine based on the 6/7/8/9 rule, in accordance with which strategies for repair of soft tissue and reconstruction of the lost bone substance have been developed.

Complex upper arm reconstruction using an antero-lateral thigh free flap after an extravasation of Yttrium-90-ibritumomab Tiuxetan: A case report and literature review.

Yttrium-90-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin®) is used in the treatment of non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. Extravasation is an iatrogenic complication that is fortunately rare. However, the treatment of this complication is often complex due to the risk of extensive skin necrosis and unpredictable evolution of localized irradiation. This vesicant drug requires emergency management when extravasation occured. Radiations burns have specificities. Therefore, wound coverage involves specific plastic surgical techniques. Here, we report the case of a man presenting a chronic and extensive skin necrosis of upper arm treated with an antero-lateral thigh free flap. Moreover, we compare our experience of Zevalin® extravasation management to other past publications and propose recommendations to prevent this unacceptable complication.

Extensive septic myonecrosis related to compartment syndrome: is the upper extremity salvage achievable in precarious setting?

Management of acute compartment syndrome is well known and based on emergent and generous fasciotomies. In absence of such fasciotomies, or if they are performed too late, the compartment syndrome leads to a Volkmann's syndrome or to a dramatic septic myonecrosis raising the question of an amputation. However, salvage treatment of these extreme clinical presentations may be preferable at the upper extremity, particularly in developing countries where access to sophisticated prosthetic devices is limited. The authors report four typical observations about management of upper extremity delayed compartment syndromes with severe infectious complications. To clarify treatment principles and pitfalls, two situations are distinguished: subacute septic myonecrosis and chronic osteomyelitis. Management specificities of both situations are discussed according to literature data and available resources in austere environments. Despite challenging in low-resources setting, upper extremity salvage is possible at the cost of simple but iterative surgical procedures. Limitations are represented by the need of repeated blood transfusions in the subacute phase, and difficulties in providing medical treatment of bone infection in the chronic phase.