SMJ // October 1965, Volume 58 - Issue 10
Case Report
Facial Fibrous Dysplasia
Editorial
A THERAPEUTIC FACTOR
Original Article
Adolescent Murderers
The author evaluates the psychodynamics of the adolescent murderer who is not a member of a gang or has other evidence of “mob” influence.
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Recurrent Dislocations of the Patella Surgical Experiences at Duke University Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals
The authors have reviewed the methods used in managing this abnormality. They have also tabulated their results of treatment.
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The Use of Mechanical Ventilators in Anesthesia
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Organisms of the Tribe Mimeae Incidence of Isolation and Clinical Correlation at the City of Memphis Hospitals
The recognition of this new group of organisms is important because of its morphologic similarity to the Neisseria. The authors show that these organisms may be pathogenic, and must be reckoned with particularly in children and debilitated adults.
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Surgical Correction of Septal Deformation In Newborn Infants and Children
The author suggests the correction of certain nasal deformities within a few days after birth. In addition, he describes his technic for reconstructing the nasal septum in later years.
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Rehabilitation of the Mentally Retarded
The conservation of life presents society with an ever-increasing population of the mentally retarded. Therefore, the rehabilitation of the greatest number possible of these is essential to the economic and social welfare of the Nation.
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Irradiation Therapy of the Larynx
The authors have attained success in the treatment of selected instances of carcinoma of the larynx with irradiation by cobalt.
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Trimalleolar Fractures
The authors suggest a simple but effective approach to the management of a difficult fracture.
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Subtler Organic Factors in Behavior Disorders of Childhood: Follow-up Studies
The organic basis for behavioral disorders may be easily overlooked or not recognized. The authors consider the clinical picture which may be diagnostic.
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The Smashed Heel
The authors direct attention to injury of the soft tissues of the heel pad as the cause of continued disability in some instances of falls from heights, landing on the feet.
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Rapid Electronic Red Blood Cell Sizing as an Aid in Clinical Diagnosis
The authors describe a method of sizing red cells electronically, thereby eliminating the determination of the MCV, by indirect and more inaccurate methods. This technic provides diagnostic accuracy in the anemias, and permits the differentiation of young from old cells and, thus, an appraisal of the red cell production from…
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Problems in Modern Clinical Audiology
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Otolaryngology, Then and Now
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The Relationship of Certain Perinatal Factors to Behavior, Speech, or Learning Problems in Children
Behavorial problems, as well as those with speech and learning, are encountered more often in a group of children from pregnancies in which there had been perinatal difficulties.
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Epiphyseal Stapling: With Special Reference to Complications
The authors have evaluated the results of epiphyseal stapling for the correction of discrepancies in leg length or for angular deformities.
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Study of Reconstruction of Cortical Bone after Femoral Shaft Fracture in Young Rats
The authors have shown that displaced femoral fractures in a crouching animal such as the rat, always terminate in pseudarthrosis. They consider the cellular elements involved in the transformation.
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The Effects of Fibrinolysin Upon Tendon Healing in the Dog
This experimental study was devised to learn if the use of fibrinolysin would diminish a tendency for adhesions following the repair of severed tendons.
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Clinical Applications of the Apex Cardiogram
Here is a relatively new tool for the evaluation of cardiac activity with interesting diagnostic implications. The author finds it may aid in evaluating degrees of mitral disease, abnormalities in the aortic outflow tract and in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.
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Hysteria in Childhood
The authors, in considering hysteria, explore its causes, symptomatology and treatment. In therapy especially the family can and should have a large role.
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Medical Grand Rounds from the University of Alabama Medical Center
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Psyche and Plastic Surgery
The psychologic effects of a physical defect may be far-reaching. On the other hand the plastic surgeon must resist a patient's passing whim to attain the “perfect” appearance,—thus, the need for careful evaluation of the patient and his needs.