and carcinoma of the colon, and it may not be too far-fetched to suggest a common cause. Megakaryocytes and platelets have been shown to play an important part in viral multiplication in certain forms of cancer in animals (de Harven and Friend, 1960; Gross, 1963), and more recently thrombocytosis has been reported in human cancer (Levin and Conley, 1964). My own observations are in agreement wi...

Ignacio Vives Ponseti developed a noninvasive method for treating congenital club foot in the US during the late 1940s. Congenital club foot is a deformity that affects the tissues in the lower leg and foot such that the foot abnormally turns inwards and upwards. Ponseti developed the method after noting that an affected infant's tissues are malleable and could respond to gentle correction inst...

Background: Joshi’s external stabilizing system (JESS) is a useful option to correct the deformities in patients who present to the orthopedic department with neglected congenital talipes equinovarus, plaster of Paris drop out cases, or failed surgical procedures. Anteroposterior talocalcaneal angle, lateral talocalcaneal angle, and talocalcaneal index (TCI) are useful tools to assess the outco...