January 1988

Editorial Board

Contents of the Journal of Trauma volume 27 number 2 February 1987

Motorcycling—a high risk activity

• J. Bull

Closed traction lesions of the brachial plexus—an epidemic among young motorcyclists

• J.W. Rosson

Bilateral, simultaneous, spontaneous rupture of the quadriceps tendon

A report of 3 cases and a review of the literature

• S. Dhar

Why do children break their arms?

• D.M. Williamson,
• I.M.R. Lowdon

Diagnosis of vascular injury in children with supracondylar fractures of the humerus

• Lars R. Vasli

⁹⁹Tc^m-MDP bone scanning of injuries of the carpal scaphoid

• M.R.A. Young,
• J.H. Lowry,
• J.D. Laird,
• W.R. Ferguson

A radiological assessment of interprosthetic movement in the Charnley-Hastings hemiarthroplasty

• J.P. Hodgkinson,

• T.H. Meadows,

• D.R.A. Davies,
• E.J. Hargadon

The significance of arthroscopy and examination under anaesthesia in the diagnosis of fresh injury haemarthrosis of the knee joint

• A. Harilainen,
• P. Myllynen,
• H. Antila,

• S. Seitsalo

Carbon fibre reinforcement for chronic lateral ankle instability

• L.S. Freedman,

• A.I.R. Jenkins,
• D.H.R. Jenkins

Evaluation of the 3M staplizer: a new internal fixation system

• Hans-Christian Östgaard,
• Peter Herberts

Flammability of modern synthetic bandages

• I.K. Ritchie,
• R. Wytch,
• D. Wardlaw

A technique for transfer of patients to a fracture table

• Kevin Tate

Epiphyseal fracture of the metacarpal head

• A.J. Prosser,
• G.B. Irvine

The treatment of femoral shortening after intramedullary nailing

• C.J. Chadwick,

• A.G. Hayes

Constrictive pericarditis as a complication of closed chest injury

• M.A. Khan,
• M.S. Noah,
• A. Al-Saddique,
• M.S.Sharaf El-Deane

Bilateral thoracic outlet syndrome following non-union of clavicles, associated with radio-osteodystrophy

• Angus W. Hughes,
• David A. Sherlock

Closed pancreatic transection treated by Roux-en-Y anastomosis

• Jesper Laustsen,
• Karl E.J. Jensen,
• Poul Bach-Nielsen

Crush syndrome complicating pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) use

• David C. Taylor,
• Anthony J. Salvian,
• Christopher R. Shackleton

Obstruction of the anal canal by a fracture of the pelvis

• S.T. Donell

Axillary artery thrombosis following a fracture of the neck of the humerus

• D. Sathyarup,
• Ajit K. Huilgol,
• K.Mohan Iyer

Letter to the editor

• C.G. Moran,

• R.H. Morgan

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Symposium on sports medicine. The knee

Edited by Gerald Finerman. 246 × 170 mm. Pp. 242. 1985. St Louis: C. V. Mosby. £55.00. Hardback

• N. Tubbs

Lower limb amputations: A guide to rehabilitation

G. T. Sanders. 254 × 176 mm. Pp. 608. 1986. Philadelphia: F. A. Davies. No price given. Hardback

• K.M. Porter

Textbook of surgery. 13th ed. The biological basis of modern surgical practice

D. C. Sabiston. 265 × 195 mm. Pp. 2560 1986. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders. £65.00

• R. Tudor

Electrical stimulation — Its role in growth, repair, and remodeling of the musculoskeletal system

Jonathan Black. 241 × 159 mm. Pp. x + 225. 1987. New York: Praeger (Distr. Greenwood Press, London). $40.50. Hardback

• P. Staniforth

The Hip

Proceedings of the thirteenth open scientific meeting of The Hip Society, 1985. Edited by Robert H. Fitzgerald. 250 × 175 mm. Pp. 284. 1985. St Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company (Distr. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford). No price. Hardback

• N. Clarke

Understanding orthopaedics

J. M. Sikorski. 242 × 182 mm. Pp. xiii + 233. 1986. Sevenoaks: Butterworths. £15.00. Softback

• Paul Staniforth

Osteochondritis dissecans

Desai S. S., Patel M. R., Michelli L. J. et al. (1987) Osteochondritis dissecans of the patella. J. Bone Joint Surg.69B, 320

Symptomatic ossicles

Griffiths J. D. and Menelaus M. B. (1987) Symptomatic ossicles of the lateral malleolus in children. J. Bone JointSurg.69B, 317

Neuralgic amyotrophy

Favero K. J., Hawkins R. H. and Jones M. W. (1987) Neuralgic amyotropy. J. Bone Joint Surg.69B, 195

Lymphatic drainage

Smith A. R., van Alphen W. A. and van der Pompe W. B. (1987) Lymphatic drainage in patients of replantation of extremities. Plast. Reconstr. Surg.79, 163

Eye injuries caused by water jet

Acheson J. F., Wong D. and Chigwell A. H. (1987) Eye injuries caused by directed jet of water from a fire hose. Br.Med. J.294, 481

Pneumatic antishock garments — lower extremity compartment syndromes

Templeman D., Lange R. and Harms B. (1987) Lower extremity compartment syndromes associated with use of pneumatic antishock garments. J. Trauma27, 79

Mitral valve replacement following gunshot wound

Borkon A. M., Schneider R., Sarr M. and Reitz B. (1987) Immediate mitral valve replacement following gunshot wound to the heart. J. Trauma27, 96