Canadian Journal of Surgery articles from August 2004

Canadian Journal of Surgery archives from August 2004

Lifetime Achievement Award--2004.(Canadian Spine Society)
August 1, 2004... Prix de merite a vie--2004 Gordon W.D. Armstrong graduated in medicine from Queen's University in 1947 and completed his residency in Toronto under the late Professor F.P. Dewar. He received further training in Great Britain under J.I.P....

Canadian Spine Society: Fourth Annual Meeting.(Canadian Spine Society)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Societe canadienne du rachis Quatrieme reunion annuelle Program / Programme Thursday, March 18, 2004 / Le jeudi 18 mars 2004 Plenary Session / Assemblee pleniere Symposia / Symposiums Imaging Report / Imagerie...

CSS 2004--platform presentations.(Canadian Spine Society)
August 1, 2004... Thursday, Mar. 18, 2004 OUTCOME EVALUATION OF OPERATIVE AND NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR DISC PROTRUSION CAUSING RADICULOPATHY. Charles Fisher, Kenneth Thomas, Marcel Dvorak, Michael Boyd, Paul Bishop, Peter Wing. Division of Spine,...

CSS 2004--poster presentations.(Canadian Spine Society)
August 1, 2004... THE SIEMANS C-ARM MOUNTED X-RAY IMAGE INTENSIFIER FOR EVALUATION OF ATLANTOAXIAL DISORDERS. Doron Rabin, David McErlain, Hristo Nikolov, Chris J.D. Norley, David W. Holdsworth, Ramesh Sahjpaul, Neil Duggal. Division of Neurosurgery, University...

The introduction of new technology.(Editorial; surgery)
August 1, 2004... Technology in its broadest sense is now more important than ever in the practice of surgery in Canada. This technology can be as wide-reaching and universal to medical practice as the computerized medical record or digital radiography, or as...

Delivery of a surgical clerkship program in a remote site: personal experiences and published evidence.(Quill on Scalpel)
August 1, 2004... Changes in the organization of surgical practice and expanding enrolments in medical schools have created new challenges in undergraduate surgical education. While demands for clerkship teaching increase, fewer patients are hospitalized for...

Efficacy of orthotic immobilization of the unstable subaxial cervical spine of the elderly patient: investigation in a cadaver model.(Original Article)
August 1, 2004... Objective: To assess the efficacy of soft, semirigid and hard cervical collars to immobilize the neck in a destabilized cadaver model. Design: This is a laboratory experiment. Setting: The anatomy research lab of McMaster University. Patients:...

Branched endovascular stent-graft for suprarenal aortic aneurysm: the future of aortic stent-grafting?(Review Article)
August 1, 2004... The use of a branched endovascular stent-graft to repair an aneurysm of the visceral aorta is described. The evolving role of branched endovascular stent-grafts in the management of aortic aneurysms is discussed, and the literature reviewed....

Can a new design of pneumatic compression device reduce variations in delivered therapy for the mechanical prophylaxis of thromboembolic disease after total hip arthroplasty?(Original Article)
August 1, 2004... Background: Compression devices have been shown to prevent thromboembolic disease. However, the pressures generated may not be the same as the ones recommended by the manufacturer. The purpose of this study is to investigate a new sequential...

Improving cancer surgery in Ontario: recommendations from a strategic planning retreat.(Original Article)
August 1, 2004... Introduction: The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care mandated a rapid and thorough change in the delivery of cancer services in Ontario to integrate ambulatory services offered by Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) with the inpatient services of...

Teaching cognitive skills improves learning in surgical skills courses: a blinded, prospective, randomized study.(Original Article)
August 1, 2004... Objective: To investigate the teaching of cognitive skills within a technical skills course, we carried out a blinded, randomized prospective study. Methods: Twenty-one junior residents (postgraduate years 1- 3) from a single program at a...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: an analysis of treatment outcome according to physeal stability.(MacLean-Mueller Prize)
August 1, 2004... Introduction: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common hip disorder in adolescents. Treatment can be associated with serious complications, mainly avascular necrosis (AVN). The objective of this study was to evaluate treatment...

Surgical images: musculoskeletal; imaging in musculoskeletal trauma: the value of magnetic resonance imaging for traumatic pediatric hip dislocations.(Continuing Medical Education)
August 1, 2004... Traumatic pediatric hip dislocation is such a rare entity that most orthopedic surgeons will see few if any such cases in their careers. Nonoptimal management of such a patient, however, could result in devastating and long-lasting consequences...

Surgical Education and Self-assessment Program (SESAP).(Continuing Medical Education)
August 1, 2004... Category 1, item 21 Question Which of the following factors best indicates that the deformity pictured is a diabetic foot ulcer? A History of acute onset B Severe pain C Location over the metatarsal head D...

Radiology for the surgeon: soft-tissue case 55.(Continuing Medical Education)
August 1, 2004... Presentation A 49-year-old woman presented for evaluation of perineal discharge. Her medical history was significant for Crohn's disease (CD) associated with severe colitis and perianal involvement, diagnosed at age 30 years. At age 42,...

Hemolysis with rapid transfusion systems in the trauma setting.(Trauma and Critical Care Traumatologie)
August 1, 2004... Objective: Rapid infusion system allows rapid infusion of resuscitation fluids at body temperature in trauma patients. Packed red blood cells are subjected to high external pneumatic pressure (up to 300 mmHg) and rapid infusion rates through a...

Scapholunate ligament injury: the natural history.(Case Note)
August 1, 2004... A 72-year-old man fell and injured his left wrist. Radiographs showed an increased scapholunate (SL) space (Fig. 1), known as the Terry Thomas sign, named after a British actor who had a gap between his front 2 teeth. The SL space is measured...

Split-thickness skin-grafting the post-Clagett pleurostomy cavity.(Case Note)
August 1, 2004... Among the surgical complications of pulmonary resections and pneumonectomies, bronchopleural fistulae (BPF) persists as the gravest complication for the thoracic surgeon. BPF can prolong hospital stay and increase mortality to a rate of 50%....

Surface replacement of the hip: a late revision.(Case Note)
August 1, 2004... An 86-year-old lady, who 23 years previously had had a surface replacement of her right hip to relieve pain from osteoarthritis, experienced a sudden pain in her right groin, radiating down to her ankle, when she rose from her chair. She was...

Resident training.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... I read with interest your editorial note titled "Generations of training." I was impressed with the results of your survey of residents and the attributes they felt were important. McCollister Evarts of Rochester, New York, performed a similar...

Snowmobile trauma, alcohol and the law.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Thank you for the article in the April issue outlining injuries sustained by snowmobilers (Can J Surg 2004;47:90-4). I note that 70% had blood alcohol levels above legal limits for driving a motor vehicle. I note also your conclusion that...

Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Surgical Techniques and Innovations.(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... LIVING-DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIONS. Koichi Tanaka, Yukihiro Inomata, Satoshi Kaihara. Barcelona, Spain: Prous Science; 2003. 134 pages. US$125. ISBN 84-8124-202-0 A colleague and I attended a talk about...

Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology Meeting.(Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology)
August 1, 2004... April 17, 2004, Toronto Eaton Marriott) BREAST CANCER IN MANITOBA: DO SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS PRACTISE DIFFERENTLY? S. Latosinsky, D. Turner, K. Hildebrand. Division of Surgical Oncology and the Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare...