Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
October 1998 Volume 43 Number 5
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH SECTION
Peripheral nerve reconstruction using freeze-thawed muscle grafts: a comparison with group fascicular nerve grafts in a large animal model G. M. Lawson and M. A. Glasby

GENERAL SURGERY SECTION
Local research ethics committee approval for a national study in Scotland K. W. Ah-See, J. MacKenzie, N. S. Thakker and A. G. D. Maran

Isoenzyme analysis of hyperamylasaemia associated with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms D. E. Boddie, G. W. Couper, H. Watson and G. G. Cooper

A prospective randomized study of calcium alginate (Sorbsan) versus standard gauze packing following haemorrhoidectomy M. Ingram, T. A. Wright and C. J. H. lngoldby

Aortobifemoral bypass in the presence of superficial femoral artery occlusion: does the profunda femoris artery provide adequate run-off?  T. E. Madiba, M. Mars and J. V. Robbs

Treatment of oesophageal carcinoma at a small rural hospital P. G. Reasbeck

The use of rectosigmoid stents in the management of acute large bowel obstruction M. Lamah, P. Mathur, B. McKeown, H. Blake and R. I. Swift

A randomized controlled trial comparing 21 G needle with a 23 G needle for fine needle aspiration of breast lumps S. R. Walker

Senior surgeons and radiologists should assess emergency patients on presentation: a prospective randomized controlled trial B.. A. Cochrane, A. T. Edwards, D. L. Crosby, C. J. Roberts, P. A. Lewis, S. McGee, S. Meecham Jones and A. Jones

SPECIALTIES SECTION

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Osteogenesis iniperfecta in Zimbabwe: a comparison between treatment with intramedullary rods of fixed length and self-expanding rods W. J. Harrison and K. C. Rankin

The ‘black hole’ sign: a visual ultrasonographic sign of hip dislocation J. G. Warner and R. W. Paton

Day case arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction H. ElGafy and M. Elsafty

Audit of timing of antibiotic prophylaxis in hip and knee arthroplasty K. Lewis

Comparison of Ottawa ankle rules and current local guidelines for use of radiography in acute ankle injuries S. P. Keogh, A. Shafi and D. B. Wijetunge

OPTHAMOLOGY
A comparison of the effectiveness of dorzolamide and acetazolamide in preventing post-operative intraocular pressure rise following phacoemulsification surgery G. A. Zohdy, Z. A. Rogers, A. Lukaris, M. Sells and T. J. Roberts-Harry

CASE REPORTS
Some rare presentations of hydatid cyst (Echinococcus granulosus) S. A. Abu-Eshy

Dome osteotomy with T-plate fixation for cubitus varus deformity in an adult patient S. Myint and P. J. A. Molitor

Neonatal gastrointestinal pseudohaemorrhage N. W. Bulstrode, P. M. Cuckow and L. S. Spitz

Necrotizing fasciitis following gall bladder perforation A. Rehman, M. Walker, H. Kubba and A. P. Jayatunga

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