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F M Tooze

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PubMed1979

Ocular injuries associated with periorbital fractures.

The incidence of serious ocular injuries found in association with periorbital fractures, 10%, was determined through a retrospective review of 230 patient records. Eye injury was most frequently in conjunction with supraorbital fractures. A brief survey of the diagnosis and treatment of the injuries identified, loss of visual acuity, global laceration or rupture, retinal contusion, intraocular hemorrhage, glaucoma, and optic nerve damage, is presented, with special emphasis on the importance of the acute physical examination of the eye and determination of the visual acuity. Use of the recently developed method of diagnosing glaucoma and determining visual acuity, the Arden Sine Wave Grating, is discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

The team approach to treatment of the cleft lip and palate.

The team consists of a family physician, plastic surgeon, orthodontist, prosthodontist, otolaryngologist, speech therapist, audiologist and social worker. A cleft lip is usually repaired when the child weighs 10 lb., is 10 weeks old and has 10 Gm. of hemoglobin. Defects of the secondary palate are repaired between one and two years of age; residual lip or nasal deformities are corrected before the child starts school. Further cosmetic surgery is delayed until adolescence, when facial growth has been completed.

Child↗
PubMed1975

Thumb length preservation following soft tissue injuries.

Six cases of major soft-tissue injuries to the mid or base of thumb are presented. In each case, pedicle reconstruction of the soft tissues was necessary in order to preserve thumb length. A variety of techniques was used, including distant tissues and local tissues. We have illustrated the superiority of local pedicles and cross-finger pedicles in thumb reconstruction and have emphasized the following points: 1) Preservation of thumb length is an important goal. 2) Conservation of the soft tissues in the initial management plays a key role in thumb reconstruction. 3) Local pedicles and cross-finger flaps have given better results than distant flaps, as evidenced by: a. better sensory capacity in the pedicle skin; b. more stable skin on the reconstructed thumb; c. less bulkiness of the pedicle skin; d. reconstruction is less time consuming.

Adult↗