Reconstruction of the distal lower limb and foot is a difficult problem, especially where large areas of skin loss have occurred. The cross-leg flap is a safe and reliable alternative to free tissue transfer in paediatric lower limb trauma. By incorporating fascia or muscle the versatility of the flap can be enhanced. Our experience with the cross-leg flap in children during the last 5 years is discussed.

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Verbal expectancies and performance after alcohol.

New verbal expectancies about the effects of alcohol were experimentally induced in subjects by suggesting in writing and verbally that food had positive, negative, or neutral effects on performance after alcohol. Subjects (n = 120, male) received this suggestion, food (fed or fasted), and alcohol (alcohol or placebo) in a between-subjects design. Alcohol impaired reaction time and tracking (with a secondary reaction-time task). Food reduced this impairment. The verbal expectancy manipulation had no effect on performance, although it had a marginally significant effect on rated ability to perform. It is concluded that verbal expectancy effects about alcohol influence verbal or social behaviours more easily than cognitive processes.

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The prevention of dental disease: changing your patients' behaviour.

This article aims to give practitioners a framework to help their patients establish lasting and healthy dental habits and eliminate harmful ones. The advice given is practical rather than theoretical in nature, and is intended to assist dentists in the development of the appropriate skills, so as to be able to persuade their patients to change their behaviour and thereby control dental disease.

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Helping anxious adult patients.

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