868
BOOK
by bone
and
marrow
Koller,
replacement,
and
Strickland
and soft
Davidson,
Disc
gives
tissue,
and
Your
-Roland
in an authoritative
fashion
in two
articles
by Kay
an account
of the place
of arteriography
in the diagnosis
of tumours
is a valuable
paper
on the oxygen
effect
in radiotherapy
report
on cancer
in the South
African
Bantu
by Oettl#{233}.
recommends
this book
enthusiastically
to anyone
interested
by
of bone
Churchill-
in the cancer
problem.
BARNES.
Emeritus
Index.
The
disorders
Other
Intervertebral
Derangements.
Methods.
By E. J. CRISP, M.D.(Cantab.),
and
in Physical
Medicine,
1960. Edinburgh
and
Guy’s
London:
Treated
by Manipulation,
D.Phys.Med.(Lond.),
Traction
Consultant
Pp. viii + I 58, with
Hospital,
London.
81 x 6 in.
E. & S. Livingstone
Ltd.
Price
preface
suggests
that this book will be mainly
of the spine.
This is far from the case ; neither
of the intervertebral
confuse
the diagnosis
in which
discs, but takes
of backache.
diagnosis
confirmed
remains
by surgical
in acute
low
back
pain
when
not concerned
thoracic
serious
with
region,
some causes
other
vertebral
and spinal
so often
but
rather
The
has
been
the problem
in which
with the value of manipulation
in
concerned
especially
with lesions
on theories
findings.
of cervical
manipulation
that
manual
is used
prolapse,
zoster;
for
traction
and
have
may
other
backache,
the
relief
and
of
“
which can
a situation
not
to manipulation
when
of chronic
investigations.
there
been
of the
succeed
is in the treatment
by radiography
or lumbar
which
is opposed
of manipulation
out
disorders
to clarify
of pathology
Crisp
suggests
place
ruled
than acute
nuclear
tumours,
or herpes
costo-vertebral
“
derangements.
This
small
book,
which
manipulation
and traction.-W.
based
tentatively
effective.
disorder
entirely
(dorsal)
and
or post-mortem
pain,
rapidly
concerned
is the author
and other
Physician
48 figures.
15s.
great pains to describe
other minor vertebral
It cannot
truly be said that Crisp does much
intuitive
experience
bed rest has not been
back
discussed
Hancock.
and there
a fascinating
reviewer
Lesions
Conservative
spine
a subject
Thompson
REVIEWS
is a chapter
intercostal
neuritis
widespread
spondylosis,
Scheuermann’s
this type of intercostal
pain he ascribes
low
He
is
on the
due
“
to
disease,
mostly
to
“
Surgery
is Destined
England.
to the
By
Sir
(many
On
quickly,
February
Practice
to His
1959,
is a reflection
Hunterian
Oration
B.Sc.,
M.Ch.Orth.,
Orthopaedic
Surgeon-Extra
late
Majesty
King
and London
Sir Reginald
on
a section
of Medicine.
on
the
basic
techniques
of
the
Healing
had
the honour
of Surgeons
of England,
from John Hunter-”
Art,
Royal
College
of Surgeons
of
F.R.C.S.,
F.R.A.C.S.(Hon.),
to Her
Majesty
the Queen,
10 x 7 in. Pp. 81 , with 77 figures
George
VI.
: E. & S. Livingstone
Watson-Jones
Oration
at the Royal College
He took as his text a quotation
operations,
with
WATSON-JONES,
1961 . Edinburgh
16,
ends
COLTART.
F.A.C.S.(Hon.),
Surgeon
in colour).
Hunterian
audience.
read
be
D.
Reginald
F.R.C.S.E.(Hon.),
Orthopaedic
can
it is a tacit
Ltd.
Price
of delivering
2ls.
the eighty-ninth
before
a large and distinguished
This last part of surgery,
namely
acknowledgment
of the
insufficiency
of
surgery.”
He claimed
that the truth of this statement
is demonstrated
by the history
of orthopaedic
surgery
over the past fifty years, during
which
time the gross deformities
caused
by tuberculosis,
poliomyelitis
and other diseases
have virtually
disappeared
as a result of preventive
medicine
and
the greatly
increased
knowledge
of pathological
enough
to hear Sir Reginald
on that memorable
great Hunterian
orators.
I strongly
recommend
conditions
in general.
occasion
realised
that
this little volume,
for
of
Those
who were fortunate
he took his place amongst
the
to read it is a delight.-F.
W.
HOLDSWORTH.
Geschichte
der
with
As
Orthop#{228}die.
142 figures.
the
author
the art of orthopaedics
a great service
and sources
of
which
will be
pre-Christian
and
methods
In the
second
By Prof.
Index.
points
1961
out,
.
Dr Bruno
VALENTIN,
Rio
de Janeiro.
Stuttgart
: Georg
Thieme
Verlag.
Price
it is indeed
had yet been
written,
surprising
and
that
Professor
no
general
Valentin
history
9 x 7 in.
DM
Pp. xvi + 288,
39.60.
of the
development
of
of Rio de Janeiro
has done
us all
in undertaking
this task.
He has travelled
far and wide in his search for the best material
information,
and consequently
has produced
a scholarly
book of reasonable
proportions
gratefully
received
throughout
the world.
After
brief reference
to orthopaedics
in the
civilisations,
he gives us in the first half a survey
of the development
of understanding
of treatment
in the various
major orthopaedic
diseases ; this is the best part of the book.
part he deals with the history
of orthopaedic
surgery
country
by country
throughout
THE
JOURNAL
OF
BONE
AND
JOINT
SURGERY