1. Four cases of facial paralysis from the incorrect use of Von Rosen or Barlow type splints are described.

2. Attention is drawn to the subcutaneous and therefore vulnerable position of the facial nerve in the newborn.

1. Two cases of lateral dislocation of the radio-humeral joint with greenstick fracture of the upper end of the ulna are described.

2. One case was complicated by a radial nerve lesion.

3. Treatment was by reduction under general anaesthesia and resting the elbow in a collar and cuff sling. Full recovery was present in six weeks.