Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare benign bone tumor whose usual location is the metaphysis of the long bones of the lower limbs, affects young adults, the location in the hand is exceptional. It is a tumor which poses a problem of differential diagnosis with chondroma and chondrosa...
Cystic lesions of the carpal bones represent a rare etiology of wrist and hand pain. The localization in the scaphoid is exceptional. Its pathophysiology is not well understood and its clinical presentation is not unequivocal as it can cause pain and swelling of the wrist or be t...
Mohamed Othmen Chouchène, Amira Gallas, Youssef Henane, Rami Ben Arab, Walid Bouaicha, Adel Khorbi & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2020
Open multiple volar fractures-dislocations of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints are exceptional and rarely reported in literature. The presumed mechanism is forced hyperextension of MCP joint, associated with active flexion. It is a functional emergency of the hand that requires r...
Raja Amri, Mohamed Othmen Chouchène, Romdhane Denguezli, Manel Loukil, Khaled Bouzaidi & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2020
The location of the hydatid cyst in the soft tissues is exceptional. The localization in the leg produces a swamped painful leg which poses a diagnostic problem, particularly with thrombophlebitis of the lower limb. Ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasound allow the differential diagnos...
The neuropsychiatric manifestations of lupus are very heterogeneous and are a source of significant morbidity and mortality. Transverse myelitis is a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus, classically described as an acute attack with a poor functional pro...
Radiation therapy is an important modality in the treatment of prostate cancer. Its primary goal is eradication of the disease. Several treatment-related sequelae in the primary site of the tumor and the pelvic lymph nodal drainage regions have been reported in the literature. Am...