ANZ journal of surgery
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ANZ journal of surgery · May 2012
Mastectomy flap design: the 'waisted teardrop' and a method to reduce the lateral fold.
There are various methods to design mastectomy flaps but few are standardized. Lateral skin folds or 'dog ears' are a common, unsightly and uncomfortable consequence following a surgery in overweight patients. ⋯ The design is easy to apply and may enable standardization. Heuristics of mastectomy design should be standardized and included in surgical training.
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ANZ journal of surgery · May 2012
Review Biography Historical ArticleNeurosurgery in the age of Cushing: the achievement of Leonard Lindon.
Leonard Lindon was the first neurosurgeon on the staff of the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and headed this hospital's neurosurgical service from 1931 to 1951, with an interruption from war service. Like other early neurosurgeons, Lindon began as a general surgeon. In 1929, when he was well established in his surgical practice, he took unpaid leave from his hospital duties to undertake a study tour of neurosurgical centres in Europe and North America. ⋯ Lindon was deeply impressed by Cushing's philosophy and his operative methods. When Lindon returned to Adelaide in 1930, he prepared a plan for a neurosurgical unit in Adelaide, and over the next 20 years, he achieved some of his aims. In this plan, Lindon gave priority to the management of head injuries as a role for neurosurgeons.