OWL: Orthopedic Topics/Basic Science

Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

Not Available — 2002-09-09 17:13:11 GMT

Body mass index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.

Clinical Neurophysiology

Not Available — 2002-04-19 17:13:11 GMT

A personal view of clinical neurophysiology from a British perspective. It is one of a number of overlapping web sites reflecting the author's interests in Clinical Neurophysiology, Medical Informatics and Evidence Based Medicine.

Indications for surgery

Craig S. Bartlett, MD — 2002-04-21 17:13:11 GMT

Timing and indcations for trauma surgery: from the OTA Basic Fracture Course

Muscle Charts of the Human Body

Darryl Hosford — 2002-01-31 17:13:11 GMT

The Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body
This web site is an index containing detailed information about the skeletal muscles of the human body. Included is each muscle's origin, insertion, action, blood supply and innervation.

Nature Genome Gateway

Not Available — 2005-07-13 17:13:11 GMT

A comprehensive web resource devoted to genomics. Provided free by Nature Magazine.

Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man

McKusick et al — 2002-01-31 17:13:11 GMT

Database of Inherited Diseases. Part of the NLM site and works like PubMed
This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information and references. It also contains copious links to MEDLINE and sequence records in the Entrez system, and links to additional related resources at NCBI and elsewhere.

Plate Contouring and Plate Function

Lawrence X. Webb, MD — 2002-04-21 17:13:11 GMT

From the Basic Fracture Course of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Rationale and Technique of Wound Debridement

Andrew H. Schmidt, MD — 2002-04-21 17:13:11 GMT

Rationale and Technique of Wound Debridement Lecture/Presentation from the Basic Fracture Course of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Remodelling of Biological Tissues

Not Available — 2002-01-31 17:13:11 GMT

Remodelling of Biological Tissues

Tension Band Wiring

Goulet — 2002-04-21 17:13:11 GMT

The tension band concept was introduced to orthopedics by Pauwels in the 1930's and was applied to internal fixation of eccentrically loaded bone. The concept had been around in engineering circles for a long time.
OTA Basic Fracture Course

Glossary of Genetic Terms

2002-01-31 17:13:11 GMT

The Visible Human Project

2002-01-31 17:13:11 GMT

The Visible Human Project - Visible Gallery