Patterns of urethral injury and immediate management.

Purpose Of Review: The management of urethral trauma remains controversial. The purpose of this review is to provide a concise account of the patterns of urethral injury and the current trends of its immediate management.

Recent Findings: Recent studies have identified types of pelvic fractures associated with a higher risk of urethral injury.

Reconstruction of lip defects with the Karapandzic technique.

Objective: To study the use and effects of Karapandzic technique of lip reconstruction by long-term assessment.

Design: A descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: CMH Rawalpindi from January 1994 to January 2002.

A comparison of two fasciocutaneous flaps in the reconstruction of defects of the weight-bearing heel.

Objective: To compare the indications, ease of elevation, operative time, complications and durability of two fasciocutaneous flaps i.e. sensate medial plantar artery flap and distally based sural artery neurocutaneous flap, used for the coverage of weight bearing heel in young ambulant adults.

Investigation of the Alkaloid Content of Rauwolfia serpentina Roots from Regenerated Plants.

The indole alkaloid content of RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA roots from regenerated plants (from stem-and root-callus) was compared with the parental stock. Although the total alkaloid content seems to be slightly higher in the roots from regenerated plants, HPLC-analysis of individual alkaloids indicated that the contents of the alkaloids ajmaline ( 1), serpentine ( 2), and reserpine ( 3) are lower than in the roots of the parental stock. The glucoalkaloid raucaffricine ( 4) was identified as a constituent of all samples, thus providing the first evidence for its occurrence in roots of RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA.