BACKGROUND There are many different ways to reconstruct the oral and maxillofacial region post tumour ablation. In the past, the resection of oral tumours had been associated with significant disfigurement and loss of function. Modern techniques aim to restore function and improve cosmetics. This paper aims to describe the techniques used in patients treated at the Austin and Repatriation Medic...

Several important papers have been written describing various aspects of pulmonary tuberculosis in negro races (Dumas, 1919; Borrel, 1920; Opie, 1924 and 1930; Report on South African Natives, 1932; Allen, 1932; Everett, 1933; Pinner and Kasper, 1932; Cummins, 1939; Israel and Payne, 1940). An acute course, with a high incidence of gross glandular enlargement and of tuberculous pneumonia, is we...

Model A framework for pressure ulcer development has been described by Braden and Bergstrom 1 (Figure 1). This model will be used in presenting the evidence for risk factors. Some of them overlap and have been combined, since the evidence usually treats them as a single risk factor; for instance, impaired mobility and activity, and friction and shear. Other risk factors in the model have been e...