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Volume 92, Number 6, September 2010

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Leading Article

Free Content Nicorandil ulcer: moves beyond the mucosa
pp. 451-452(2)
Authors: Patel, Girish K.; Harding, Keith G.

Review

Free Content Healthcare associated infection: novel strategies and antimicrobial implants to prevent surgical site infection
pp. 453-458(6)
Authors: Leaper, David; McBain, Andrew J.; Kramer, Axel; Assadian, Ojan; Sanchez, Jose Luis Alfonso; Lumio, Jukka; Kiernan, Martin

Controversial Topics in Surgery. Edited by Tom Dehn

Free Content Management of osteoarthritis of the knee
pp. 459-462(4)
Authors: Price, Andrew; Allum, Robin

General Surgery

Free Content Diverticular fistulation is associated with nicorandil usage
pp. 463-465(3)
Authors: McDaid, James; Reichl, Claire; Hamzah, Ihsan; Fitter, Samantha; Harbach, Laura; Savage, Adrian P.

New online only Case Reports and Abstracts – September listing

Orthopaedic Surgery

Free Content The effects of a non-operative multimodal programme on osteoarthritis of the knee
pp. 467-471(5)
Authors: Patel, Shelain; Hossain, Fahad S.; Paton, Bruce; Haddad, Fares S.

FastTrack papers – September listing

Orthopaedic Surgery

Free Content An audit of the role of vitamin K in the reversal of International Normalised Ratio (INR) in patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture
pp. 473-476(4)
Authors: Bhatia, Maneesh; Talawadekar, Gautam; Parihar, Sailendra; Smith, Andrew

Trauma Surgery

Free Content Systematic review of blunt abdominal trauma as a cause of acute appendicitis
pp. 477-482(6)
Authors: Toumi, Zaher; Chan, Anthony; Hadfield, Matthew B.; Hulton, Neil R.

Free Content Nailbed repair and patient satisfaction in children
pp. 483-485(3)
Authors: Pearce, S.; Colville, R.J.I.

Free Content Avoiding cavity surgery in penetrating torso trauma: the role of the computed tomography scan
pp. 486-488(3)
Authors: Smith, J.E.; Midwinter, M.; Lambert, A.W.

Maxillofacial Surgery

Free Content Osteonecrosis of jaws related to intravenous bisphosphonates: the experience of a Jordanian teaching hospital
pp. 489-494(6)
Authors: Baqain, Zaid H.; Sawair, Faleh A.; Tamimi, Zaid; Bsoul, Nazzal; Al Edwan, Ghazi; Almasad, Jamal K.; Abbadi, Abdalla A.

Vascular Surgery

Free Content Recognising anaemia and malnutrition in vascular patients with critical limb ischaemia
pp. 495-498(4)
Authors: Shah, M.; Martin, A.; Myers, B.; MacSweeney, S.; Richards, T.

Free Content Extra-anatomical bypass grafting - a single surgeon's experience
pp. 499-502(4)
Authors: Appleton, N.D.; Bosanquet, D.; Morris-Stiff, G.; Ahmed, H.; Sanjay, P.; Lewis, M.H.

Free Content Internal or external wall diameter for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening?
pp. 503-505(3)
Authors: Thapar, A.; Cheal, D.; Hopkins, T.; Ward, S.; Shaloub, J.; Yusuf, S.W.

FastTrack papers – September listing

Breast Surgery

Free Content A further survey of surgical management of the axilla in UK breast cancer patients
pp. 506-511(6)
Authors: Glynn, Ronan W.; Williams, Linda; Dixon, J Michael

Dental Surgery

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Free Content Comparative outcome of oesophagogastric cancer in younger patients
pp. 515-518(4)
Authors: Mehta, Samir P.; Bailey, Diana; Davies, Nick

Urology

Free Content Mechanisms of recurrence of Ta/T1 bladder cancer
pp. 519-524(6)
Authors: Bryan, Richard T.; Collins, Stuart I.; Daykin, Mark C.; Zeegers, Maurice P.; Cheng, K.K.; Wallace, D Michael A.; Sole, Graham M.

NICE news in the annals

Free Content NICE news in the annals
pp. 525-528(4)

Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips. Edited by Bruce Campbell

Free Content Pharyngojejunal tubes for feeding after upper gastrointestinal surgery: the way forward
pp. 529-529(1)
Authors: Behranwala, Kasim A.; Fullard, Mark; Livingstone, Jeremy I.

Free Content Whole gut intubation splinting - last refuge for the surgically desperate?
pp. 529-530(2)
Authors: Al Sarakbi, W.; Bentley, P.G.

Free Content Simple technique for retraction of the gallbladder in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
pp. 530-531(2)
Authors: Balamoun, Hany; Marzouk, Deya

Free Content Arthroscopic knee washout
pp. 531-532(2)
Authors: Ardolino, A.; Nicholls, A.; Crook, T.B.

Free Content An alternative technique for mesh repair of an incisional hernia
pp. 532-532(1)
Authors: Pantling, A.Z.; Aldean, H.; Nehra, D.

Free Content A safe technique for olecranon osteotomy
pp. 532-533(2)
Authors: Marsh, Martin; Patel, Neil; Limb, David

Free Content Seton sutures for leg ulcers associated with fistulous tracts
pp. 533-533(1)
Authors: Lane, Tristan R.A.; Shalhoub, Joseph; Franklin, Oan J.

Free Content Quantitative banding for steal syndrome secondary to arteriovenous fistulae
pp. 534-534(1)
Authors: Jackson, K.L.; Charpentier, K.P.

Book Reviews

Free Content Book Reviews
pp. 535-536(2)

Letters and comments

Free Content Pancreatic cancer in the media: the Swayze shift
pp. 537-538(2)
Authors: Williamson, James M.L.; Hocken, David B.

Free Content Comment on: Operative tourniquets
pp. 538-539(2)
Authors: Burke, Frank D.; Heras-Palou, Carlos

Free Content Comment on: Testing the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis - Comment 1
pp. 539-539(1)
Author: Templeton-Ward, Oliver

Free Content Comment on: Testing the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis - Comment 2
pp. 539-539(1)
Authors: Newman, S.D.S.; Baghla, D.P.S.

Free Content Comment on: The 'defensibility' of surgical injuries
pp. 539-540(2)
Author: Wheeler, Robert

Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 540-540(1)
Author: Scurr, John H.

On-Line Case Reports

Free Content Traumatic arterial spasm causing transient limb ischaemia: a genuine clinical entity
pp. W3-W4(2)
Authors: Peach, G.; Antoniou, G.A.; El Sakka, K.; Hamady, M.

Free Content Neuroendocrine carcinoma arising within a retroperitoneal mature teratoma
pp. W5-W8(4)
Authors: Scott, Alice L.; Abbassi-Ghadi, Nima; Archer, Charles M.G.; Swamy, Rajiv; Gupta, Sanjay

Free Content Colonic diverticulitis in the neck: a late complication of laryngopharyngectomy surgery
pp. W11-W13(3)
Authors: Blencowe, N.S.; Hari, C.K.; Porter, G.C.

Free Content The role of Nicorandil in non-healing surgical wounds
pp. W16-W18(3)
Authors: Riddell, A.D.; Minhas, U.; Williams, G.L.; Harding, K.J.

Free Content Femoral sheath lipoma causing venous obstruction syndrome
pp. W21-W22(2)
Authors: Day, Andrew; Thomas, Paul

Free Content Appendicitis in an incisional hernia after radical nephrectomy: a case report
pp. W23-W24(2)
Authors: Al-Hadithy, Nawfal; Erotocritou, Paul; Portou, Mark J.; Hamilton, Hamish

Free Content Acute pancreatitis following adder bite in the UK: a case report
pp. W25-W26(2)
Authors: Pande, R.; Khan, H.N.

Free Content An unusual case of chronic anal pain - a pin in the bum?
pp. W27-W28(2)
Authors: Critchley, Adam Charles; Holtham, Stephen John

Free Content Ileocaecal intussusception secondary to metastatic phyllodes tumour of the breast
pp. W29-W30(2)
Authors: Morcos, Basem B.; Baker, Bilal; Hashem, Sameh A.

Free Content Mesenteric panniculitis in Merseyside: a case series and a review of the literature
pp. W31-w34(4)
Authors: Nicholson, J.A.; Smith, D.; Diab, M.; Scott, M.H.

Free Content 'The ins and outs of abdominal pain': a case report of a transomental internal hernia
pp. W35-W36(2)
Authors: Choong, Andrew MTL; Carney, Leanne; Beaconsfield, Tina; Shorvon, Philip J.; Bhutiani, Rajinder P.

Free Content Acute superior vena cava obstruction following Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy
pp. W37-W38(2)
Authors: Hay, A.; Hamouda, A.; Bland, N.; Rohatgi, A.; Botha, A.

Free Content Life-threatening haemorrhage secondary to nicorandil-induced severe peri-anal ulceration
pp. W39-W40(2)
Authors: Mosley, F.; Bhasin, N.; Davies, J.B.; Ausobsky, J.R.

Free Content Penetrating knife injury to the frontal lobe - a case report
pp. W41-W42(2)
Authors: Gulati, Aakshay; Srinivasan, Badri; Hunter, Roger; Flood, Timothy R.

Free Content Covered metallic stents for the palliation of colovesical fistula
pp. W43-W45(3)
Authors: Ahmad, Mukhtar; Nice, Colin; Katory, Mark

Free Content Appendiceal intussusception mistaken for a polyp at colonoscopy: case report and review of literature
pp. W46-W48(3)
Authors: Salehzadeh, Alireza; Scala, Andrea; Simson, Jay N.L.

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