The eighteenth Mallet-Milne lecture

Eighteenth Annual Lecture of the GHI , November 18 , 2004 Ute

Let me start with some observations from my new life at Yale University. On the first day of class—I am currently teaching a survey course on Modern German History—I asked the students about their ideas of Germany. I got interesting responses ranging from classical cultural stereotypes (like sausages, Oktoberfest, fast and expensive cars) to political images (like goose-stepping soldiers, Ausch...

Eighteenth Bowditch lecture. Motor aspects of cerebellar control.

A tacit assumption in the design of most single cell neurophysiological research is the tenet that the electrical activity displayed by single elements must ultimately explain all behavioral responses of animals. While this assumption has been accepted a priori as a central working hypothesis by neurobiologists, not until recently has sufficient information regarding the properties of nerve cir...

Mallet thumb.

A case of mallet thumb, with a closed rupture of the extensor pollicis longus at its distal insertion, is presented. Conservative treatment resulted in a near normal function.

Mallet finger.

Mallet finger involves loss of continuity of the extensor tendon over the distal interphalangeal joint. This common hand injury results in a flexion deformity of the distal finger joint and may lead to an imbalance between flexion and extension forces more proximally in the digit. Mallet injuries can be classified into four types, based on skin integrity and the presence or absence of bony invo...

Mr. Douglas Mearns Milne