Palatal bandage

Of human bandage

I was the worst medical student in the world. I was reminded of this a few weeks ago, when, on a plane from Osaka to London, I was asked to look at a passenger who had collapsed and was lying unconscious in the rear cabin. Having issued the required warning that I was not a real doctor, that my knowledge of medicine was rusty and my knowledge of medical practice non-existent, I agreed to help b...

The Robert Jones bandage.

A bulky compression dressing (the Robert Jones bandage) is often used by orthopaedic surgeons. We have reviewed its history and monitored intramuscular compartment pressure under it after total knee replacement. We found that it increased compartment pressure and helped to reduce bleeding, tissue oedema and the size of effusions and haemarthroses.

Palatal Myoclonus (syn. Palatal Tremor).

Symptomatic palatal tremor is caused by a lesion in the triangle of Guillain and Mollaret and is associated with hypertrophic olivary degeneration that has multiple causes. Essential palatal tremor has no currently demonstrable cause and no accompanying physical or radiological signs. But it is probable that an organic genesis will become apparent. I suggest that some examples of palatal tremor...

Amphiphilic copolymers for liquid bandage application studies.

This research pertains to a new class of liquid bandage polymers which are promising for assisting advanced wound healing by serving as substrates to promote cell viability and proliferation. Amphiphilic nitrogen-containing polymer poly (3-methacryloyloxypropyltris (trimethylsiloxy)silane-co-N-isopropylacrylamide) (poly (TRIS-co-NIPAM)) was synthesized and investigated with further comparison t...

Foot sparing post operative compression bandage: a possible alternative to traditional bandage