Compression clamp for use in fractures of the tibia.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~W Mr. N. SHAH, lecturer, Professorial Unit, the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, London W.C.1, writes: Myringotomy and aspiration of fluid from the middle ear is a common practice in otology. Children with fluid (serous or "glue ") are operated on under general anaesthesia with the aid of a Zeiss microscope. A glass suction cannula (see photograph) for aspiration of fluid from the middle ear can be made to any desired angle in the laboratory from a Pasteur pipette. A hole to control the suction is made on the side of the stem by blowing through the pipette when it is hot. The material can be seen through the transparent end of the pipette, and can readily be transferred into a suitable container by expelling with a disposable sterile syringe connected to the pipette by means of a piece of rubber tubing with a Luer adapter.