Apoil A. Argenson C. Arlet J. Beaufils & Chambat Capana Cartier Cartillier Dambreville A. Doursounian L. Grosse A. Gschwend N. Herbert T. Judet J. Kapandji A. Kelly I. Kerboull M. Laude M. Louis R. Maigne J.-Y. Maigne R. Matta & Mast Müller Nguyen Van Nhan Puget J. Postel M. Pouliquen J.-C. Saleh M. Simmons J.W. Tubiana R. Vidalain Wagner H. Weber B.G. Zweymuller Jean-Yves Maigne heads the Department of Physical Medicine at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Paris. For the 16th year running, he organizes and leads the 16th Spine Update seminar, which presents the latest achievements in the research, diagnosis, and medical treatment of vertebral disorders. This Interview provides many insights into what is commonly referred to as “backache”. The tall figure of Ian Kelly is a well-known sight at meetings of shoulder surgeons. Ian is known as an international authority on the rheumatoid shoulder. He is from Scotland, and his kilt and his prowess at Scottish dancing are familiar to his colleagues. Like most Scots people, he loves France and the French. Interviewing him for Maîtrise Orthopédique was a mutual pleasure. Jean-Claude Pouliquen has dedicated his life to paediatric surgery. He has been heavily involved in the treatment of spinal deformities and limb length discrepancies. In this interview, he tells us about 30 years of orthopaedic achievements, from the early days at Garches, where he was taught by Robert and Jean Judet, to his work at the Enfants Malades children's hospital in Paris, where he succeeded his role model, Rigault. Jean Puget organized and chaired the International Hip Congress '99, held last autumn at Toulouse. This event was very well attended, and allowed the dynamic Toulouse school of orthopaedic surgery to give a broad survey of where hip surgery stands today. Michael Saleh practices at the University of Sheffield, Great Britain. He has spent a lot of his time studying external fixation in the treatment of limb trauma. From the concept of Ilizarov, he has been led to develop a device that brings together the biomechanical advantages of the existing systems: the Sheffield Hybrid Fixator. Carpal injuries were the subject of a Seminar organized by the Institut de la Main and held in Paris, at the end of March. Timothy J. Herbert was one of the keynote speakers; his subject (as might be expected) was the scaphoid. For this talk with the famous guest, the MO interviewer had brushed up his English to a near-perfect standard. AN INTERVIEW WITH J.C. CARTILLIER AND J.P. VIDALAIN Many of us have, at some time or other, taken part in brainstorming sessions to find new management principles or develop new implants. J.C. Cartillier and J.P. Vidalain belong to the ARTRO group, whose seven members have concerned themselves with hip arthroplasty. They told Maîtrise Orthopédique the success story of their group. Levon DOURSOUNIAN To celebrate its 100th issue and its tenth birthday, meet Maîtrise Orthopédique in the person of its editor-in chief, Levon Doursounian. M. Kerboull has had a profound influence on the development of hip replacement surgery in France. His management principles, his meticulous surgical technique, and his great clinical experience have made him a leader in his discipline. Meet the master through this interview with Maîtrise Orthopédique. (MO n°83 ) Maurice Laude. One of the subjects discussed at the 18th Fort de France Orthopaedics Seminar was disorders of the talus and its adjacent joints. The speaker who attracted the greatest attention was not an orthopaedist: Prof. Maurice Laude is one of France’s great anatomist. (MO #80) Philippe Beaufils & Pierre Chambat The ESSKA Congress at Nice in the spring 1998 was a great success. Maîtrise Orthopédique asked the organizers, Philippe Beaufils and Pierre Chambat, to tell us about the main conclusions of the conference, and how they themselves see knee surgery today. (MO #81) Joel Matta & Jeffrey Mast Joel Matta and Jeffrey Mast were taught by Emile Letournel. In Paris last September, they ran the course on pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery organized by AFOR. In this interview, they talk about how they met Emile Letournel and what they learned from the man whom they consider their Master. Their words are the most glowing tribute to Emile that one could wish for. (MO #64) Jacques Arlet Arlet and Ficat have given their names to a classification system of femoral head necrosis known to surgeons everywhere. We spoke to Jacques Arlet, a clinician, researcher, teacher, and a great personality, who told us, in simple words, how he was drawn towards rheumatology at a time when this discipline was in its infancy. He also showed us how scientific breakthrough does not necessarily result from huge and costly research projects. (MO #72) Arsène Grosse More than 20 years ago, the Strasbourg Trauma Centre group, then headed by Ivan Kempf, developed locked intramedullary nailing. Arsène Grosse was chiefly involved with this technique, which was eventually adopted world-wide and which has revolutionized the treatment of limb shaft fractures. (MO #75) Alain Dambreville The 30th Meeting of the West of France Orthopaedics and Traumatology Society (S.O.O.) was held at Pont-l'Abbé last June. There, we met Alain Dambreville, the Society's dynamic President. (MO #66) Heinz Wagner M.O. : What do you think of the metal-on-metal bearing surfaces ? H.W.: Because the early results of total hip replacement were just spectacular, we became tempted to use prostheses also in younger patients who have a longer life expectancy... (MO #71) Raoul Tubiana is one of the key figures in hand surgery in France; he was also one of the first of Merle d'Aubigné's disciples. He is still actively involved in research, and he took the time to tell us about the early days of his surgical career. (4/8/1998) Robert Maigne is a medical orthopaedist who is widely known for his work on common disorders of the spine. It was he who created the concept of Painful Minor Intervertebral Dysfunction (PMID). (MO #70) André Apoil shares his views on shoulder disorders with us here. (MO #68) Karl Zweymüller is well known for his work on cementless total hip arthroplasty; his own design of a hip prosthesis is widely used. (MO #65) Rodolpho Capanna was a pupil of Campanacci, and has made an international reputation for himself in the area of bone tumour surgery. James W. Simmons, is one of the many spine specialists who knew Raymond Roy-Camille both in a personal and in a professional capacity. (MO #57) Michel Postel, he is one of the grand old men of orthopaedic surgery, whose name is inextricably associated with an entire era in the history of French orthopaedic surgery. (MO #58) Philippe Cartier, Phillippe Cartier oriented himself very early on toward knee surgery and he specialized in unicompartmentalized prostheses. Claude Argenson, The 12th Annual Meeting of the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) was held in Nice, in June 1996. An interview with the President Prof. Claude Argenson. (MO #61) Norbert Gschwend, he is known internationally for his work in the surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. (MO #38) Marcel Lemaire, him and Albert Trillat are two of the great pioneers of knee surgery and sports medicine. (MO #60) Maurice E. Müller, he is an almost legendary figure in orthopaedics. Nguyen Van Nhan, he is one of the pioneers and leader in Vietnamese Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery. He was a witness to the last conflicts in his country and devoted his life to treating war and civilian victims. He kindly and humbly evokes his life and career. (MO #59) B.G Weberhas profoundly influenced Swiss orthopaedics; his many papers have gained him international renown. Jean Judet, a great pioneers of joint replacement in France. (MO #53) René Louis has dedicated himself to spinal surgery... (MO #52) Adalbert I. Kapandji, his textbooks on the physiology of joints may be found in libraries from the Far East to the Far West.