Introduction. Ever since John Abernethy' protested 125 years ago against the "propriety and necessity of trephining the cranium under various circumstances consequent upon injuries of the head," as then advocated by "the members of the Academy of Surgery in France and Mr. Pott in England," the treatment of cranio-cerebral injuries has been under dispute. At that time the pathological background...

Infections of the eye give rise to severe ocular morbidity and blindness include keratitis, orbital cellulites, endophthalmitis and dacryocystitis. Corneal blindness, in developing countries is predominantly associated with infections. In India, nearly 30-35% of all culture positive infectious keratitis are caused fungi. Laboratory diagnosis mainly depends upon proper collection and transport o...

A is the Abscess which, hid in the brain our surgeons have tried for, trephining in vain. B is the Bleeding the patient must stand who submits to one eminent surgeon's command. C is the 'Crowner' who winds up the job (1) and deducts from the medical witness a bob. D is for Dick with great gifts you'll agree: (2) he can steal a postmortem or cure a D.T. E is the Extern where pupils get cheek fro...

SPENCER L. ROGERS, Primitive surgery. Skills before science. Springfield, Illinois, Charles C Thomas, 1985, 8vo, pp.x, 128, $19-75. The author, an anthropologist, reviews surgical practice from neolithic times, through the classical period to recent aboriginal peoples. Surgical practice in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and India is briefly described. Special attention is paid to North and South America,...