ankle joint. There was a lacerated wound about two inches above the internal malleolus through which the tibia protruded. The protruding bone was stripped of its periosteum for about two inches. The fibula was also fractured, but did not protrude. On examining the wound it was found that the lower fragment of the tibia was comminuted, and the joint opened. There was considerable haemorrhage, bu...

Hue Mohun, a Hindu boy, aged 12 years, was brought to the dispensary at Hungpore on the 3rd December, 1871. He had a very thin chip of bamboo accidentally fixed into the cornea of his right eye. The chip had gone through the thickness of the cornea for about a quarter of an inch, and then just protruded into the aqueous humor, but the outer end was not protruding externally. The whole length of...

a compound comminuted fracture of the right thigh-bone, caused by a fall from a high mangoe tree. The upper fragment of the broken bone protruded nearly 1^ inch through an opening about 1^ inch long in the soft parts of the middle of the thigh in front, and fragments of bone could be felt moving in the soft parts; the pulse was 90; haemorrhage had nearly ceased before admission. I took into con...

With the advent of 21st century, world witnessed US invasion Iraq by which a new facet colonialism protruded. A form relationship between colonizer and Iraqi colonized is overlooked. This study examines theoretical concept central to postcolonial theory, Lacan's o/Otherness relates subject formation as portrayed in The American Granddaughter Inaam Kachachi. aims emphasize aftermath effects colo...

The double-contrast upper gastrointestinal series is a valuable diagnostic test for evaluating structural and functional abnormalities of the stomach. This article will review the normal radiographic anatomy of the stomach. The principles of analyzing double-contrast images will be discussed. A pattern approach for the diagnosis of gastric abnormalities will also be presented, focusing on abnor...

scarcely walk any distance, and, as it can be seen by the photograph, his legs were much apart. There was no appearance of a penis ; the meatus was only visible, but by manipulation about an inch of the organ could be protruded, which was a great guide to me when dissecting out the organ. The testicles were to be felt: the right much enlarged and intensely hard, and the left slightly enlarged b...

A primary hydatid cyst in the pelvis is rare, and usually presents with pressure symptoms affecting the adjacent abdominal organs. We describe such a cyst which protruded through the sciatic notch and presented as a gluteal swelling with a foot drop due to compression of the lumbosacral nerve roots. Surgical excision and postoperative treatment with albendazole for six weeks were effective in c...

A 39 year old man presents with a swelling in his neck that has been progressively enlarging over the last few months. 1. What clinical tests would you perform to assess him? 2. The swelling moves upwards when the tongue is protruded. What is the likely cause, and how common is this condition? 3. Describe the embryological origin of the thyroid and its significance in this case. A representativ...

A 96-year-old woman developed hemiparesis 2 weeks after orthopedic surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple cerebral infarctions in the bilateral hemisphere. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a mobile structure attached to the anterior mitral leaflet that protruded toward the left ventricular outflow tract. The structure was identified as an accessory mitral valve. Doppler ec...