Publications by authors named "Stuart W Waterston"
Objective: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of the IV3000 semi-occlusive, transparent adhesive film dressing in the non-surgical management of simple as well as more complex fingertip injuries.
Method: In this qualitative study, patients with fingertip injuries were prospectively recruited and treated conservatively with the dressing between 2015 and 2017. Inclusion criteria included any fingertip injury with tissue loss and patient consent for non-surgical treatment consistent with the study protocol.
Objective: To ascertain whether tendon samples harvested from patients with calcific insertional Achilles tendinopathy showed features of failed healing response, and whether abnormal quantities of type II collagen had been produced in that area by these tenocytes.
Design: Comparative laboratory study.
Design: University teaching hospitals.
Purpose: To ascertain whether lectins could be a useful tool for investigation of the extracellular matrix of degenerated and normal tendons.
Methods: Hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides were assessed blindly using a semiquantitative grading scale for fiber structure, fiber arrangement, rounding of the nuclei, regional variations in cellularity, increased vascularity, decreased collagen stainability, hyalinization, and glycosaminoglycan, with a pathology score giving up to three marks per each of the above variables, with 0 being normal and 3 being maximally abnormal. For lectin staining with Aleuria aurantia, Canavalia ensiformis, Galanthus nivalis, Phaseolus vulgaris, Arachis hypogea, Sambucus nigra, and Triticum vulgaris, assessment of staining on a scale from 0 (no staining) to 5 (strong staining) was performed blindly.