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PHILIP D. WILSON, M.D.; ROBERT B. OSGOOD, M.D.; NATHANIEL ALLISON, M.D.; HERMAN C. BUCHOLZ, M.D.; ROBERT SOUTTER, M.D.; HARRY C. LOW, M.D.; MURRAY S. DANFORTH, M.D.; LLOYD T. BROWN, M.D.; M. N. SMITH-PETERSEN, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1927;14(2):605-620.

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RESEARCH

Physiology of Synovial Fluid.

—Pemberton³⁷ and his group conclude from their experiments that diffusible substances pass easily from the blood to the synovial fluid, and that the gastro-intestinal tract must be regarded as being in surprisingly close communion with the joint fluids.

Interstitial Growth in Growing Long Bones.

—Haas³⁸ has performed experiments in growth, using rabbits in which the measurements were controlled by being taken on roentgenograms at the time of operation and at the end of the period of observation. With a constant film target distance there is practically no chance for error, as is the case in making measurements at the time of operation. He concludes that interstitial proliferation of osseous tissue plays no part in the elongation of bone, either in the mature bone or in the young osteoid tissue bordering on the epiphyseal cartilage. Length of bone is entirely dependent on the purposeful . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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This Report of Progress is based on a review of 230 articles selected from 595 titles dealing with orthopedic surgery appearing in medical literature between March 13 and July 24, 1926. Only the articles that seem to represent progress have been selected for note and comment.

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