SMJ // March 1960, Volume 53 - Issue 3
Acknowledgement
BOOKS RECEIVED
Article
Virilizing Tumors
Book Review
X-ray and Radium in Dermatology
Book Review
Swire’s Handbook for the Assistant Nurse
Book Review
Metals and Engineering in Bone and Joint Surgery
Book Review
Diagnostic Anatomy
Book Review
International Textbook of Allergy
Editorial
THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND PSYCHIATRY
Editorial
TETANY DUE TO LACK OF MAGNESIUM
In Memory
In Memoriam Dr. Tom Douglas Spies
Announcement
INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS
Announcement
Know Your Southern Medical Association
Original Article
The Problem of “Compensation” Neurosis
When, in the compensation case, are the clinical symptoms on the basis of conversion hysteria and when do they represent malingering? This is an important and at times difficult differentiation.
Original Article
Mediolateral Episiotomy
Though the episiotomy is the most common obstetric operation, it is not as simple as it is often thought. The errors of omission or commission often result in complications requiring subsequent operations of repair. A complete knowledge of the anatomic structures involved is essential to adequate repair.
Original Article
Bleeding in Diverticular Disease of the Colon
Bleeding from the rectum due to diverticulosis of the colon is a subject for controversy. The author's experience indicates that such bleeding is associated with malignancy in a high incidence.
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Fractures of the Femur in Children
In femurs in which the epiphyses have not closed, fractures stimulate growth of bone, a fact which must be taken into consideration if the temptation is to be overzealous in attaining a “perfect” reduction when there may be some overriding.
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“Cardiac Arrest” – The Role of Anoxia in Twenty-One Cases
The author points out that most instances of so-called cardiac arrest actually represent anoxia, which often may be avoided by proper attention to preoperative details and to adequate management in the operating room.
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Toxemia of Pregnancy: Its Management and Results Without the Use of Antihypertensive Drugs
The serious complication of toxemia naturally has led to many attempts to alleviate it and to reduce the mortality of both the mother and child. The author is not convinced that much if anything has been gained over the older methods of conservative management.
Original Article
I131-Labelled Triolein in the Differential Diagnosis of Jaundice
At times it may be difficult to decide whether jaundice is due to intrinsic disease of the liver or whether it may be due to pancreatic disease. The authors have shown that radioactive I131 triolein may offer aid under such circumstances.
Original Article
The Depressed Patient
The classification of depression illustrates the causative factors whether from the external environment or of endogenous origin. Prognosis is considered by the author as well as treatment.
Original Article
The Ophthalmologist and Problems of Contact Lenses
Contact lenses have been welcomed by many. Women prefer them for esthetic reasons. They are practical for athletes. Under certain circumstances they give better correction for visual impairments.
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Pellegrini-Stieda Syndrome: Report of Fourteen Cases Followed from Original Injury
The authors call attention to an unusual syndrome which may follow injury to the knee joint. It does not seem to lead to crippling or inability to work as before.
Original Article
Cryptococcosis of the Central Nervous System: Four Cases Treated with Amphotericin B
This fungal infection of the central nervous system is being found with increasing frequency. About a half of the reported cases have been found since 1951. The antibiotic Amphorericin B holds promise as the best therapeutic agent found to date.
Original Article
Rhinoplasty and the Otolaryngologist
Much more interest is being shown in cosmetic surgery. Technics in rhinoplasty are being advanced as described by the author.
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The Problem of the Ruptured Intervertebral Disk
Too frequently the symptoms of back pain and sciatica are quickly diagnosed as being due to a protruded intervertebral disk. The author considers in detail the diagnosis before discussing treatment.
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Polymer Osteosynthesis
The introduction of this method of fixing fractures was greeted with much interest and enthusiasm. As so frequently happens with the new, reservation is needed until adequate clinical trial has established the indications for use as well as the complications which may attend its use.
Original Article
Hyperparathyroidism
Tie diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism is frequently missed, the patient consulting several physicians before the diagnosis is made. This is usually a curable disease if the diagnosis is made early and the hyperfunctioning tissue is removed.
Original Article
One Stage Colectomy, Proctectomy and Ileostomy for Diffuse Ulcerative Colitis
The surgical attack on ulcerative colitis has become more bold in recent years with antibiotics and a better understanding of fluid and electrolyte balance. The author proposes a one stage operation be used when the indications for surgery are present.
Original Article
Motivational Aspects of Suicide in Patients During and After Psychiatric Treatment
In recent years much study has been given to the psychiatric aspects of suicide. The minority of suicides have had the advantages of psychiatric consultation and care. This study is a key one in its evaluation of suicidal patients who had psychiatric management, and thereby provides valuable information related to…
Original Article
Appendectomy Incidental to Cesarean Section, Postpartum Sterilization, or Ectopic Pregnancy
Most obstetricians and surgeons have been loathe to do an appendectomy incidental to obstetric abdominal surgery. Therefore the authors planned the study reported here. No increased morbidity was involved in doing the appendectomy and there was no mortality.
