Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

What makes the Annals fit for purpose? - Revisited
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Taylor, Irving

Management of Dupuytren's disease - clear advice for an elusive condition
pp. 3-8(6)
Authors: Bayat, A.; McGrouther, D.A.

Achalasia of the cardia: dilatation or division?
pp. 9-12(4)
Author: Dehn, Tom

Hand washing rituals in trauma theatre: clean or dirty?
pp. 13-15(3)
Authors: Hajipour, L.; Longstaff, L.; Cleeve, V.; Brewster, N.; Bint, D.; Henman, P.

Magnetic tracking: a novel method of assessing anterior cruciate ligament deficiency
pp. 16-17(2)
Authors: Kundra, R.K.; Moorehead, J.D.; Barton-Hanson, N.; Montgomery, S.C.

A prospective, randomised, controlled trial comparing wound dressings used in hip and knee surgery: Aquacel and Tegaderm versus Cutiplast
pp. 18-22(5)
Authors: Ravenscroft, M.J.; Harker, J.; Buch, K.A.

Plain abdominal radiographs: can we interpret them?
pp. 23-26(4)
Authors: Lim, C Beverly B.; Chen, Vivian; Barsam, Allon; Berger, Jeremy; Harrison, Richard A.

e-Letters - new additions
pp. 26-26(1)

New on-line only case reports
pp. 26-26(1)

Patients with clinical acute appendicitis should have pre-operative full blood count and C-reactive protein assays
pp. 27-32(6)
Author: Birchley, D.

Gauze packing of open surgical wounds: empirical or evidence-based practice?
pp. 33-36(4)
Authors: Dinah, F.; Adhikari, A.

Surgical treatment of varicose veins: effect of rationing
pp. 37-39(3)
Authors: Harris, Mark R.E.; Davies, R Justin; Brown, Suki; Jones, Stephen M.; Eyers, Paul S.; Chester, John F.

Can we rely on a general practitioner's referral letter to a skin lesion clinic to prioritise appointments and does it make a difference to the patient's prognosis?
pp. 40-45(6)
Authors: Webb, Jill B.; Khanna, A.

Prevalence of HIV status and CD4 counts in a surgical cohort: their relationship to clinical outcome
pp. 46-51(6)
Authors: Čačala, S.R.; Mafana, E.; Thomson, S.R.; Smith, A.

From meeting presentation to peer-review publication - a UK review
pp. 52-56(5)
Authors: Weale, A.R.; Edwards, A.G.; Lear, P.A.; Morgan, J.D.T.

Publication of surgical abstracts in full text: a retrospective cohort study
pp. 57-61(5)
Authors: Balasubramanian, S.P.; Kumar, I.D.; Wyld, L.; Reed, M.W.

Is there a role for the intravenous urogram in the 21st century?
pp. 62-65(4)
Authors: Whitfield, A.H.N.; Whitfield, H.N.

The Royal College of Surgeons' Research Fellowships
pp. 66-73(8)
Author: Taylor, Irving

Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips
pp. 74-78(5)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

NICE news in the annals
pp. 79-81(3)
Authors: Bent, Nicola; Bond, Bev; Leng, Gillian

Selected internet viewings
pp. 82-83(2)
Author: Cheshire, Nick

Book Reviews
pp. 84-88(5)

Comment On: Management of patients with prostate cancer
pp. 89-89(1)
Author: Kirby, R.S.

Author's Response
pp. 89-90(2)
Author: Whelan, Peter

Comment On: Theatre shoes - taking them one day at a time
pp. 90-90(1)
Author: Hodges, Spencer

Diagnosis and conservative treatment of tubercular rectoprostatic fistula
pp. W1-W4(4)
Authors: Kumar, Santosh; Kekre, Nitin S.; Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh

Gastro-colonic anastomosis - a viable option in extensive small bowel infarction
pp. W5-W7(3)
Authors: Thomas, A.D.; Rocker, M.D.; Morris-Stiff, G.; Lewis, M.H.