Nineteen patients with chronic pain due to a traumatic peripheral neuropathy were treated by means of implanted nerve stimulation. In 11 (58%) pain was completely relieved and in four (21%) it was reduced sufficiently to discontinue analgesics. The average follow-up was 11.5 months. The technique is described and the failures discussed. The necessity for implanting the stimulator proximally is emphasised.

We have performed intra-osseous venography on 22 patients with chondromalacia patellae or patellofemoral osteoarthritis. Venous engorgement of the patella was demonstrated in both conditions regardless of the severity of the pathological changes.

1. An anatomical study of congenital club foot in various stages of foetal development is presented, and the literature is reviewed.

2. The most striking finding was deformity of the talus and in particular a change in its angle of declination.

3. That deformity was present in feet whose deformity could not be corrected by gentle manipulation; it was absent in feet whose deformity could be so corrected.

4. Abnormality of the tendon and insertion of the tibialis posterior muscle was found in most cases.

5. Speculations are advanced concerning the nature and cause of the talar deformity.