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F B O O K S 115 sciatic pain who were submitted to operation, the operative and radiological findings agreed completely in 91, and of these, 3 who had no radiological abnormality had negative operative findings also. Of 80 examinations for lumbago, disk hernia: were detected in 34, and, of these, 15 were operated upon with confirmatory findings.
Although bound as a paper-back, the book is beautifully produced on glossy paper, and the radiographs and accompanying line drawings are of a very high standard. It will undoubtedly be of interest and value to all interested in the radiological diagnosis or treatment of lesions of this part of the spinal canal. A list of about zoo references concludes the work.
Valves for Cardiac Surgery. Edited by K. ALVIN MERENDINO, M.D. 9 x 6 in. Pp. 586+xxix, with 383 illustrations. 1961. Illinois: Charles C. Thomas (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd.). 66s. THIS book contains the various papers which were presented at a Conference on Prosthetic Valves for Cardiac Surgery held in Chicago in September, 1960. The advance in cardiac surgery since the war has been phenomenal and in the United States no less than 51 research groups are working on valve prosthesis.
This large volume contains a vast amount of useful material on every aspect of valve prostheses. Besides this, the physical aspect of valve function and the hydraulics of blood-flow through the valves are presented.
The various operative techniques and total valve replacement are given in detail.
The book also contains the clinical experiences of many surgeons.
As a reference volume on this subject the book could not be bettered.
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