FEBRUARY
1 Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of human cancer: Translating laboratory advances into clinical practice A. M. Thompson
7 Surgical management of head and neck malignancy R. J. Sanderson and M-L. Montague
15 Pain measurement in humans K. S. Ong and R. A. Seymour
28 Assessment at the end of training. A necessity or a nuisance? C. Bulstrode and V. Hunt
32 The three in one procedure: How I Do It K. L. Luscombe and N. Maffulli
37 Autobanking of femoral heads for revision total hip replacement, a preliminary report of a new surgical technique C. B. Hing, R. Y. Ball and J. K. Tucker
42 An audit of 2273 ureteroscopes - a focus on intraoperative complications to justify proactive management of ureteric calculi M. R. Butler, R. E. Power, J. A. Thornhill, I. Ahmad, I. McLornan, T. McDermott and R. Grainger 47 Management of congenital talipes equinovarus in Scotland: A nationwide audit D. J. Chesney, S. L. Barker, M. F. Macnicol, R. W. Porter and N. Maffulli
52 Percutaneous drainage of spontaneous subcapsular haematoma of the spleen complicating chronic pancreatitis T. L. T. Siu
56 Perforation of the terminal ileum: A possible complication of nicorandil therapy P. M. King, S. A. Suttie, J. O. Jansen and A. J. M. Watson
58 Letters to the Editor
61 Book Reviews
APRIL
63 Ion channels in osteoblasts: A story of two intracellular organelles F. McDonald
70 Tissue engineering in surgery J. P. Garner
79 Anatomy: A must for teaching the next generation J. Older
91 Syme and his amputation N. A. Malcolm-Smith
99 Mesh plug repair for paraumbilical hernia S. N. Sinha and T. Keith
103 Patients and the Internet: A demographic study of a cohort of orthopaedic out-patients C. A. Wigderowitz, M. S. Kandasamy, A. C. Jariwala and R. J. Abboud
107 Prospective audit of quality of colonoscopy in a surgical coloproctology unit J. S. Varma, T. Fasih and M. A. Tabaqchali
112 Hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas: Colonoscopic surveillance? M. L. C. Stellakis, K. M. Reddy, A. Arnaout and R. I. Swift
115 Letters to the Editor
118 Book Reviews
JUNE
125 Contribution of biomechanics, orthopaedics and rehabilitation: The past, present and future S. L-Y. Woo, M. Thomas and S. S. Chan Saw
137 Protean manifestations of intravenous drug use R. M. Warner and J. R. Srinivasan
141 Intraspinal lumbar synovial cysts: Diagnosis and surgical management R. Indar, E. Tsiridis, M. Morgan, C. H. Aldham and A. A. Hussein
145 An investigation into the relationship between the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and the vertical position of the hyoid bone J. W. Young and J. P. McDonald
152 Efficacy and pitfalls of fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of neck masses P. Sheahan, J. Fitzgibbon, G. O’Leary and G. Lee
157 Diagnostic conscious pain mapping using laparoscopy under local anaesthetic and sedation in general surgery patients M. G. Tytherleigh, R. Fell and A. Gordon
161 Registrar operating experience over a 15-year period: More, less or more or less the same? G. Morris-Stiff, E. Ball, J. Torkington, M. E. Foster, M. H. Lewis and T. Havard
165 Emergency general surgery and the implications for specialisation E. J. Dawson and S. Paterson-Brown
171 MRSA in patients presenting with femoral fractures B. F. Levy, J. W. Rosson and A. Blake
173 Pyloric stenosis: Unusual presentations and rare associations G. V. S. Murthi and S. Nour
176 Calycoureterostomy: A novel technique for post-renal transplant stricture G. Thevendran, M. A. Al-Akraa, P. Sweny and O. N. Fernando
179 Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis (Kikuchi’s disease): A rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy
V. Kaushik, T. H. Malik, P. W. Bishop and P. H. Jones
183 Letters to the Editor
185 Book Reviews
AUGUST
187 Immunological aspects of head and neck cancer: Biology, pathophysiology and therapeutic mechanisms A. McKechnie, R. A. Robins and O. Eremin
209 Neglected rupture of the Achilles tendon: Reconstruction with peroneus brevis tendon transfer D. McClelland and N. Maffulli
214 The mesenteric and antimesenteric location of colorectal cancer: The relationship with lymph node metastases A. Benevento, L. Boni, G. Dionigi, G. Carcano, C. Capella, G. Capriata, G. Casulta, G. Dettori and R. Dionigi
221 Efficacy and safety of peri-prostatic local anaesthetic injection in trans-rectal biopsy of the prostate: A prospective randomised study T. Nambirajan, S. Woolsey, V. Mahendra, I. K. Walsh, T. H. Lynch and P. F. Keane
225 Faecal incontinence in patients with anal fissure: A consequence of internal sphincterotomy or a feature of the condition? F. F. Ammari and K. E. Bani-Hani
230 Total knee replacement and patello-femoral pain J. E. Arbuthnot, M. J. McNicholas, D. W. McGurty and D. I. Rowley
234 Should we be concerned about diphtheria in the UK? N. A. McCluney and W. S. McKerrow
236 Black pigmentation of bone due to longterm minocycline use S. Pandit and W. Hadden
238 Letters to the Editor
244 Book Reviews
OCTOBER
249 Major burn disasters: Lessons to be learned from previous incidents and a need for a national plan J. C. McGregor
251 The role of gastrin in colorectal carcinogenesis A. S. Takhar, O. Eremin and S. A. Watson
258 Perianal Crohn’s disease and infleximab therapy D. A. McNamara and S. Brophy
264 Technique of suturing the mesh in laparoscopic total extra peritoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernia
V. Golash
273 Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer C. M. Dowling and A. D. K. Hill
277 Anastomotic technique and survival after right hemicolectomy for colorectal cancer S. Anwar, S. Hughes, A. J. Eadie and N. A. Scott
281 Fracture of the radial donor site after composite free flap harvest: A ten-year review S. Clark, M. Greenwood, R. J. Banks and P. Parker
287 Loop ileostomy: Modification of technique J. W. Nunoo-Mensah, A. Chatterjee, D. Khanwalkar and D. G. Nasmyth
292 A case of subcutaneous myxopapillary ependymoma presenting as a pilonidal sinus S. Barton, M. Mirza and J. Fielding
295 Letters to the Editor
305 Book Reviews
DECEMBER
311 Current treatments for axillary hyperhidrosis E. Fitzgerald, T. M.Feeley and S. Tierney
315 Fit for surgery: An expert panel review on optimising patients prior to surgery, with a particular focus on nutrition A. Windsor, M. Braga, R. Martindale, P. Buenos, R. Tepaske, L. Kraehenbuehl and A. Weimann
321 Hospital accreditation and the surgeon: The Canadian experience J. A. Robblee and E. G. Heidemann
328 How much do healthcare professionals know about informed consent? A Bristol experience N. K. Chadha and C. Repanos
335 Daflon for haemorrhoids: A prospective, multicentre, observational study A. W. N. Meshikhes
339 A simple technique to control iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage H. I. A. Hadi, A. Maw and D. J. Hay 343 Needle-localised biopsy of impalpable breast lesions: A novel adjunct to surgical technique and specimen mammography C. Power, D. Kavanagh, A. D. K. Hill, A. O’Doherty, N. O’Higgins and E. McDermott
347 Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg. Anatomist, Zoologist and pioneer in medical education S. W. Waterston and J. D. Hutchison
352 Epidermoid cyst in a solitary testis: A case for nonsurgical management M. A. Omar, J. Ochai, C. Natarajan, J. Makunde and P. Close
355 Benign soft tissue neoplasm of a myocutaneous flap masquerading as recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of parotid gland A. Andrews, R. Harris and P. Williamson
358 Letters to the Editor
359 Book Reviews
360 Answers to True or False Questions
363 2004 issue content
365 List of referees
366 Author index
368 Subject index