This surgical procedure provides a high success rate with a low level of complications for chronic radial head dislocations in children.

Posteromedial dislocation of the elbow with lateral condyle fracture is a rare injury, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We report 3 children who had posteromedial dislocation of the elbow with Milch type II lateral condylar fracture of the distal humerus. Major complications included malunion, nonunion of the fracture, heterotophic calcification and elbow subluxation. From our experience and a review of the literature, open anatomical reduction and internal fixation of the lateral condyle fracture is the mainstay of treatment for these children. Poor reduction of the lateral condyle fracture results in incongruity of the joint surface and leads to poor results.

A case of Cryptococcus neoformans osteomyelitis involving both the femur and rib is reported. A 50-year-old male presented with a 1-month history of a persistently painful right hip. Radiography revealed an osteolytic area in the subcapital region of the right femoral neck and trochanteric region, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intramedullary lesion in the peritrochanteric region. A Tc99m whole body bone scan showed significantly increased uptake in the posterior aspect of the right 7th rib as well as the right femoral region. Hemiarthroplasty with a bipolar prosthesis was performed. Because a permeative osteolytic lesion was identified intraoperatively, surgical resection was also performed. A culture from intraoperative specimens yielded C. neoformans. The rib infection was not treated surgically. Intravenous fluconazole was administered postoperatively. The patient became seronegative for cryptococcal antigen with no further illness over the next five years.

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