Showing papers by "Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre published in 1969"
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TL;DR: The operation appears less successful than was previously supposed, but the best results are obtained in patients who have had symptoms for a short time and is succeeded by more permanent changes in the nerve.
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TL;DR: Observations support the hypothesis that parathyroid hormone and calcitonin provoke changes in the rates of production and removal of bone matrix by regulation of the osteogenic cell membrane ‘calcium pump’ which, in turn, controls the rate of RNA production and ultimately protein synthesis.
9 citations
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TL;DR: A simple technique of arthrodesis of the hip with no bone graft and no extensive fixation used and symptoms were relieved in 90 per cent of patients and bony union was achieved in 63 per cent.
Abstract: 1. A simple technique of arthrodesis of the hip is described. 2. Two triflanged nails are driven across the joint. The joint is not opened. No bone graft and no extensive fixation is used. 3. Symptoms were relieved in 90 per cent of patients and bony union was achieved in 63 per cent. Backache after operation was not a problem. 4. The period of hospitalisation was short and rapid return to heavy work was common.
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TL;DR: In this article, a microtome design incorporating a direct transmission of pressure from specimen to hand is presented, where the angle between the knife and sample is chosen primarily by means of sense of touch.
Abstract: Experimental details of a method for sectioning rubbers and plastics at room temperature are presented. Usually specimens are embedded in a butyl-isobutyl methacrylate mixture (provided that they do not dissolve in the monomer) which can be polymerised by ultra-violet light to varying hardness. This enables sections through fibres and surfaces to be obtained. Because of distortion of the surface layers the angle between the knife and specimen is critical. The thickness of these distorted surface layers rather than the total thickness of the specimen provides a limit to the resolution obtained. Choice of the sectioning angle was made primarily by means of sense of touch, so that a microtome design incorporating a direct transmission of pressure from specimen to hand is needed.
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