Ten cold clubfeet

Ten Years of Cold Fusion: an Eye-witness Account

The name of Cold Fusion (CF) comes from the interpretation given to certain phenomena taking place in a metal lattice roughly at room temperature, in terms of nuclear fusion, say between two deuterium nuclei: cold in comparison with the high temperatures of thermonuclear fusion (10 K). The first time this was suggested was in the Spring of 1989, ten years ago, by Fleischmann and Pons (1): their...

Functional Results after Surgical Correction of Neglected and Relapsed Clubfeet

Introduction: Clubfoot is a common congenital deformity. Neglected clubfeet are not uncommon in the developing world where many children are brought late for initiation of treatment. The response to conservative treatment may not be adequate so as to achieve correction of deformity in all cases. Hence, some of these cases may require surgical treatment for correction of deformity. International...

An instruction manual for two Quantitative Sensory Tests: Cold Stress Test and The Ten Test

LHRH THERAPY IN TEN MALE AND TEN FEMALE PATIENTS

We treated ten men and ten women suffering from hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with LHRH. Our method of treatment differed 'from others in that a mini pump was not available at the onset of the study. Nine women were given injections via a heparinized indwelling catheter every 120 minutes for 14 days, i,e. the proliferative phase. After ovulation, 3000 IU human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) ...

Factors predictive of outcome after use of the Ponseti method for the treatment of idiopathic clubfeet.

BACKGROUND The nonoperative technique for the treatment of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) described by Ponseti is a popular method, but it requires two to four years of orthotic management. The purpose of this study was to examine the patient characteristics and demographic factors related to the family that are predictive of recurrent foot deformities in patients treated ...