Leg Equalization by Epiphyseal Arrest 1952-1970 Mr. J. G. H. James (Cardiff and Neath) reviewed a personal series of 246 cases of leg disparity: 114 had been followed to maturity and 67 cases of epiphyseal stapling were analysed in detail. The intention was to staple one or both epiphyses under direct vision with accurate placement of the posterior femoral and lateral tibial staples particularl...

Fifty-nine patients with ureteric obstruction were divided into 2 groups, determined by the severity of the insult received by the affected kidney. In each renogram the slope of the second phase of the curve of the affected kidney was expressed as a percentage of that of the normal kidney, and termed the 'function index'. The transit time for the affected kidney was expressed as a multiple of t...

We modeled the effects of climate change and two forest management scenarios on wood production and forest carbon balance in French forests using process-based models of forest growth. We combined data from the national forest inventory and soil network survey, which were aggregated over a 50 x 50-km grid, i.e., the spatial resolution of the climate scenario data. We predicted and analyzed the ...

We wish to acknowledge the assistance that we received from the following people and organizations. First, we thank the University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, for sponsoring the study and the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for agreeing to prov...

Emergency Department, Grenoble University Hospital (South), Grenoble, France TIMC Laboratory, Grenoble, France Clinical Investigation Centre, Grenoble University Hospital, France Vascular Medicine Department, Brest Hospital, France Radiology Department, Grenoble University Hospital (North) Technological Innovation Centre (CIT), Grenoble University Hospital France Telecom R&D LATIM Laboratory, B...