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W E Miller

Publications and source records attributed to W E Miller.

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PubMed1976

A modified solid ankle brace for the treatment of arthritides.

A modified solid ankle short leg brace is presented for use in patients with ankle joint and hind foot arthritides. Thirty-five patients were followed up for an average of 2 1/2 years. Thirty patients had marked relief of pain; three, moderate relief; and two, no relief. Thirty-two patients had improved cosmesis of their gait patterns.

Ankle Joint↗
PubMed1976

Primary inferior vena cava thrombosis: report of nine cases.

All cases of inferior vena cava obstruction diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic between 1950 and 1973 were reviewed. Diagnosis was confirmed by surgery, phlebography, or postmortem examinations in 64 cases; the cause in 55 cases is described. Carcinoma of the kidney was the most common cause (31% pf cases). In nine cases, extensive laboratory investigation failed to reveal the cause of the process. These cases were considered to be primary inferior vena cava thrombosis and are reviewed in detail.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Spontaneous remission of Cushing's syndrome in a patient with an adrenal adenoma.

A 23-yr-old male student presented with clinical and biochemical evidence of Cushing's syndrome. One month later, his elevated plasma and urinary adrenal steroids had returned to normal. At surgery, an adrenal adenoma was removed from his right side. We postulate that he either underwent a temporary spontaneous remission of his disease without treatment, prior to surgery, or that his adenoma secreted glucocorticoids in a cyclical fashion.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1975

The Mayo Lung Project for early detection and localization of bronchogenic carcinoma: a status report.

The Mayo Lung Project (MLP) is a screening program designed to detect bronchogenic carcinoma at a curable stage. Screening tests include chest roentgenograms, three-day "pooled" sputum cytology studies, and lung-health questionnaires. These are being applied every four months to a study population of outpatients who have a high probability of developing lung cancer. Initial patient acceptance of the screening program has been excellent. Small asymptomatic lung cancers have been detected both roentgenographically and cytologically. The two procedures have complemented each other with little overlap. Chest roentgenography has proved most useful in diagnosing peripherally situated cancers, whereas sputum cytology studies have been most effective in identifying early squamous cancer involving major airways. At present, more cancers have been detected roentgenographically than cytologically, but the cytologically detected cases appear to have a better prognosis. Roentgenographically occult cancers have been localized with regularity, although the localization process is complicated. Theoretically, vigorous application of radiologic and cytologic screening, combined with optimum use of localizing procedures and treatment, could increase the five-year survival rate among lung cancer patients to nearly 50 percent. However, the actual survivorship attained will ultimately be determined by currently imponderable factors such as patient acceptance of longterm screening, frequency of multicentric respiratory cancers, and incidence of noncancerous smoking-related diseases, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Aged↗
PubMed1975

Orthopedic infections: A prospective study of 378 clean procedures.

Six hundred twenty orthopedic surgery patients were evaluated in a prospective study of postoperative infection. The wound infection rate among the 378 elective clean procedures was 5.8 per cent (3.2 per cent major plus 2.6 per cent minor infections). Staphylococcus aureus was the single most common pathogen recovered in both major and minor infections. Gram-negative rods predominated in major infections, but were rarely found in minor infections. In the clean procedure group, infection rates increased with age and duration of operation. Preoperative consideration should be given to all A "profile sheet" or checklist of several such factors is presented for this purpose.

Age Factors↗