1910–1919
772 entries with publication dates in this decade.
1917 CE
#742
Die Berechnung der Wasserstoffzahl des Blutes aus der freien und gebundenen Kohlensäure desselben, und die Sauerstoffbindung des Blutes als Funktion der Wasserstoffzahl.
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for the determination of pH concentration in the blood. English translation in No. 1588.16. For Henderson's papers see No. 9645.
1917 CE
#13144
Dr. Evans' How to keep well: A health book for the home.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1917 CE
#2137.3
Effects of altitude on aviators.
The first discussion of decompression sickness in flying personnel.
1917 CE
#4476
Eine neue osteoplastische Amputationsmethode des Oberschenkels.
1917 CE
#5095
Eine neuer Typus aus der Gruppe der Ruhrbazillen als Erreger einer grösseren Epidemie.
Schmitz’s bacillus – Bact. ambiguum (Shigella schmitzii),a cause of dysentery.
1917 CE
#4650
Encephalitis lethargica.
Economo’s classic description of epidemic encephalitis (“von Economo’s disease”) was published on 10 May 1917; see No. 4649.
1917 CE
#3194
Endothelioma of the right bronchus removed by peroral bronchoscopy.
First reported case.
1917 CE
#4149
Étude sur le lupus pernio et ses rapports avec les sarcoïdes et la tuberculose.
“Besnier–Boeck–Schaumann disease” (see also Nos. 4095, 4128). Through Schaumann’s paper the systemic nature of sarcoidosis came to be recognized.
1917 CE
#1905
Flavine and brilliant green, powerful antiseptics with low toxicity to the tissues: their use in the treatment of infected wounds.
Introduction of acriflavine. With R. Gulbransen, E. L. Kennaway, and L. H. D. Thomton.
1917 CE
#3921.1
Galaktosurie nach Milchzuckergabe bei angeborenen, familiärem, chronischem Leberleiden.
First clear account of galactosemia (although A. von. Reuss may have been describing a case in Wien. med. Wschr., 1908, 58, 799).
1917 CE
#7615
Hygiene of the printing trades.
Industrial Accidents and Hygiene Series: No. 12. Probably the earliest specific study of the hygiene and diseases of workers in the U.S. printing industry. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1917 CE
#11277
Illustrations of the bookworm.
Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
1917 CE
#6295
L’utero attraverso i secoli da Erofilo al giorni nostri; storia, iconografia, struttura, fisiologia.
Contains an important collection of illustrations.
1917 CE
#2460
Life history of Ascaris lumbricoides and related forms.
1917 CE
#12500
Marching on Tanga (with General Smuts in East Africa).
Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
1917 CE
#3193
Note sur la “broncho-spirochétose” et les “bronchites mycosiques”, affections simulant quelquefois la tuberculose pulmonaire.
“Castellani’s bronchitis” (bronchospirochetosis).
1917 CE
#6972
On growth and form.
Thompson's description of the mathematical beauty of nature eventually inspired others, such as Alan Turing, to develop the scientific explanation of morphogenesis, the process by which patterns are formed in plants a…
1917 CE
#3690
Oral roentgenology.
1917 CE
#6125
Översikt över resultaten av kräftbehandling vid Radiumhemmet i Stockholm 1910-1915.
The Stockholm method of radium treatment of cancer of the uterus, as carried out at the Radiumhemmet, Stockholm, follows the technique devised by Forssell.
1917 CE
#1034
Physiologische und pharmakologische Versuche über die Dünndarmperistaltik.
"Trendelenburg preparation", a preparation used in determining the actions of pharmacological agents on peristalsis.
1917 CE
#5757.1
Plastika na kruglom stebl. [Plastic procedure using a round pedicle].
Filatov used a tubed pedicle flap in September 1916. English translation in Surg. Clin. N. Amer., 1959, 39, 277-87.
1917 CE
#4649
Quarante cas d’encéphalo-myélite subaiguë.
Cruchet’s account of epidemic encephalitis was given on 27 April 1917, preceding that of Economo by 13 days. With F. Moutier
1917 CE
#2847
Report upon soldiers returned as cases of “disordered action of the heart” (D.A.H.) or “valvular disease of the heart” (V.D.H.).
Medical Research Committee Special Rept. No. 8. Sir Thomas Lewis described as “effort syndrome” the condition of disordered action of the heart known as “Da Costa’s syndrome”.
1917 CE
#3194.1
Roentgenography of the lung: Roentgenographic studies in living animals after intratracheal injection of iodoform emulsion.
Experimental introduction of iodoform (lipiodol) into the bronchial tree in dogs, obtaining satisfactory bronchograms.
1917 CE
#6723
Roll of commissioned officers in the medical service of the British Army.
Covers the period from the accession of George II in 1727 to the formation of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1898. Reprinted 1968, together with the complementary List of commissioned medical officers of the Army, Char…
1917 CE
#9210
Sanitation for medical officers. Medical War Manual No. 1. Authorized by the Secretary of War and under the Supervision of the Surgeon-General and the Council of National Defense.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1917 CE
#2572
Sur une microbe invisible antagoniste des bacilles dysentérique.
d'Herrelle discovered a microbe-eating virus that he called "bacteriophage." He made his discovery independently of the work of Frederick Twort, which was published two years earlier. (See No. 2571).
1917 CE
#5966
Tests for colour-blindness.
Ishihara’s color tests. 15th ed., 1960.
1917 CE
#4648
The Australian epidemics of an acute polio-encephalomyelitis (X disease).
Campbell was Australia's first neurologist. This paper described Murray Valley encephalitis (Australian X disease). Cleland and Campbell isolated a virus from the cerebral tissue of three patients.
1917 CE
#1376
The automatic bladder, excessive sweating and some other reflex conditions, in gross injuries of the spinal cord.
Classic studies on “spinal man”. Republished in book form, 1918.
1917 CE
#1303
The conduction of the nervous impulse.
Gotch (No. 1420.1), Adrian, and Keith Lucas made important discoveries concerning the “all-or-nothing” responses of individual nerve fibers. Their work is summarized in the above monograph. Digital facsimi…
1917 CE
#1440
The development of the cerebro-spinal spaces in pig and man.
1917 CE
#3649
The disturbance of the law of contrary innervation as a pathogenetic factor in the diseases of the bile ducts and the gall-bladder.
Non-surgical drainage of the gallbladder was first suggested by Meltzer. See also No. 3651.
1917 CE
#1182
The existence of a typical oestrus cycle in the guinea-pig; with a study of its histological and physiological changes.
The vaginal smear test for estrus; it demonstrates the histological changes occurring in the vagina during the menstrual cycle.
1917 CE
#7116
The fundus oculi of birds especially as viewed by the ophthalmoscope. A study in comparative anatomy and physiology. Illustrated by 143 drawings... also by sixty-one colored paintings prepared for this work by Arthur W. Head.
Digital facsimile from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.
1917 CE
#12959
The Indian operation of couching for cataract. Incorporating The Hunterian Lectures....
Prefaced by an extensive historical introduction; the remainder of the text being of historical significance in the 21st century. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
1917 CE
#5334.1
The rat as a carrier of Spirochaeta icterohaemorrhagiae, the causative agent in Weil’s disease (spirochaetosis icterohaemorrhagica)
Rats shown to be the carriers of Leptospira. With R. Hoki, H. Ito, and H. Wani.
1917 CE
#1377
The reflex functions of the completely divided spinal cord in man, compared with those associated with less severe lesions.
Riddoch described in detail the results of complete transection of the spinal cord in man. With Head (see No. 1376) he made one of the most painstaking investigations of this subject.
1917 CE
#1237
The secretion of the urine.
Cushny’s theory of urinary secretion was similar to that of Ludwig, with some modifications. Subsequent work of Richards and his co-workers confirmed his theory.
1917 CE
#4986
The Stanford revision and extension of the Binet–Simon scale for measuring intelligence.
1917 CE
#1977
The therapeutic administration of oxygen.
Haldane initiated oxygen therapy.
1917 CE
#4601
Tumors of the nervus acusticus and the syndrome of the cerebello-pontile angle.
Reprinted 1963.
1917 CE
#2407
Ueber ein neue Methode der serologischen Luesdiagnose.
Meinicke diagnostic reaction.
1917 CE
#5965
Un procédé d’extrême douceur pour l’extraction “in toto” de la cataracte.
Attempts to extract cataract by suction and aspiration date from ancient times. Barraquer employed a special machine of his own invention. His co-author Anduyned, seems to be identified by last name only.
1917 CE
#5757.2
Weichteilplastik des Gesichts bei Kieferschuss-Verletzungen.
Independantly of Filatov, Ganzer devised a tubed flap for repairs about the mouth and jaw.
1917 CE–1918 CE
#5700
Nitrous oxide-oxygen-ether outfit.
Boyle’s continous-flow anesthetic machine.
1917 CE–1918 CE
#2021.1
Transfusion with preserved red blood cells.
Robertson stored blood and used it with good results to treat casualties on the battlefield.
1917 CE–1921 CE
#6411
Studies in the history and method of science. 2 vols. Edited by Charles Singer.
A collection of essays by several authorities, unusually well produced and illustrated for the time. Introduction to vol. 1 by Sir William Osler. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1917 CE–1922 CE
#10532
Science et dévouement: Le service de santé, la Croix-Rouge, les oeuvres de solidarité de guerre et d'après-guerre. Publie avec la colloboration de MM. J. Abadie, Jacques Bertillon, Georges Brouardel....Edited by François Albert.
A deluxe, large format, commemorative volume edited by journalist François Albert. It was published by subscription, limited to 5000 copies, and issued in fascicules from 1917-1922. Includes contributions by 50…
1917 CE–1927 CE
#1906
Handbuch der Pharmakognosie. 3 vols, and Register.
Includes detailed accounts of the history of each drug.