complete disappearance of both pain and swelling. Thereafter, the patient received 2 courses of platinum-containing chemotherapy. These therapies resulted in a second CR as no other lesion was detected at that time. Although the We previously read with interest the article by Kouvaris et al. (March 2005) on isolated talus metastasis from breast carcinoma [1]. We would like to share our experien...

In 1930 Foerster described an operation for restoring opposition of the thumb in cases of paralysis of abductor brevis and opponens pollicis ; a bone graft was inserted between the first two metacarpals to maintain the thumb in palmar abduction and opposition. The method was elaborated by Thompson (1942) and the results in seven cases were reviewed. Both authors were satisfied that the function...

Proper case selection, rigid stabilization, and efforts to prevent or treat infection will improve the success rate of metacarpal and metatarsal bone fractures in the horse. Metacarpal and metatarsal fractures in horses need not be associated with a poor prognosis. Authors’ addresses: Depts. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (McClure and Hawkins) and Veterinary Pathobiology (Glickman and Glickman...

Primary tuberculosis osteomyelitis of metacarpal bone is rare. The majority of cases occur in children and young adults and there is difficulty in diagnosis mainly in young children. We report a new case in children aged of 3 years, presenting a swelling on the dorsal side of her right hand since 8 months. X-ray showed an expansile, cystic and lytic lesion involving the little finger metacarpal...

This review presents findings made in studies of large mammalian bones, especially from racehorse training experiments (2-8 years old, third metacarpal, tarsal) and human autopsy orthopaedic femoral implant retrievals and other human biopsy and autopsy cases. Samples were cleaned to analyse mineralized matrix in three dimensions, or poly methyl-methacrylate embedded and micromilled to delete to...