1910–1919
772 entries with publication dates in this decade.
1917
#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
#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
#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 –1918
#2021.1
Transfusion with preserved red blood cells.
Robertson stored blood and used it with good results to treat casualties on the battlefield.
1917
#1440
The development of the cerebro-spinal spaces in pig and man.
1917
#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 facsimile from the …
1917
#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 –1927
#1906
Handbuch der Pharmakognosie. 3 vols, and Register.
Includes detailed accounts of the history of each drug.
1917
#2137.3
Effects of altitude on aviators.
The first discussion of decompression sickness in flying personnel.
1917
#2460
Life history of Ascaris lumbricoides and related forms.
1917
#2601
Anaphylaxie et antianaphylaxie.
English translation, 1919.
1917
#2407
Ueber ein neue Methode der serologischen Luesdiagnose.
Meinicke diagnostic reaction.
1917
#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
#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
#1977
The therapeutic administration of oxygen.
Haldane initiated oxygen therapy.
1917
#3193
Note sur la “broncho-spirochétose” et les “bronchites mycosiques”, affections simulant quelquefois la tuberculose pulmonaire.
“Castellani’s bronchitis” (bronchospirochetosis).
1917
#3194
Endothelioma of the right bronchus removed by peroral bronchoscopy.
First reported case.
1917
#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
#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
#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
#3690
Oral roentgenology.
1917
#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
#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
#5159.1
A form of pseudo-tuberculosis (melioidosis).
Stanton identified the bacillus of melioidosis and reproduced the disease in animals by feeding and inoculation of cultures.
1917
#4986
The Stanford revision and extension of the Binet–Simon scale for measuring intelligence.
1917
#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
#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
#5757.2
Weichteilplastik des Gesichts bei Kieferschuss-Verletzungen.
Independantly of Filatov, Ganzer devised a tubed flap for repairs about the mouth and jaw.
1917
#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
#5966
Tests for colour-blindness.
Ishihara’s color tests. 15th ed., 1960.
1917 –1918
#5700
Nitrous oxide-oxygen-ether outfit.
Boyle’s continous-flow anesthetic machine.
1917
#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
#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
#6295
L’utero attraverso i secoli da Erofilo al giorni nostri; storia, iconografia, struttura, fisiologia.
Contains an important collection of illustrations.
1917
#6371.1
A rare disease in two brothers.
First definite description of the Hurler syndrome (No. 6371.2). Hunter became Professor of Medicine in the University of Manitoba.
1917 –1921
#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
#4650
Encephalitis lethargica.
Economo’s classic description of epidemic encephalitis (“von Economo’s disease”) was published on 10 May 1917; see No. 4649.
1917
#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 –1940
#7106
The Birth Control Review.
Sanger edited The Birth Control Review until 1929. A new series began in 1933. It was a birth control advocacy periodical published by the American Birth Control League, and later by its successor, the Birth Control F…
1917
#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
#7494
Der Vierfarbendruck in der Gefolgschaft Jacob Christoffel Le Blons mit Oeuvre-Verzeichnissen der Familie Gautier-Dagoty, J. Roberts, J. Ladmirals und C. Lasinios
1917
#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
#8639
Anatomical names, especially the Basle Nomina Anatomica ("BNA"). By Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, assisted by Daniel Martin Schoemaker. With biographical sketches by Roy Lee Moodie.
Includes 800 biographical sketches and a massive index covering nearly 400 pages. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1917
#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
#9988
Das homerische Tiersystem und seine Bedeutung für die zoologische Systematik des Aristoteles.
Digital facsimile from the Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.
1917 –1922
#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 eminen…
1917
#11266
Bibliography of William Henry Welch.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1917
#11277
Illustrations of the bookworm.
Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
1917
#12500
Marching on Tanga (with General Smuts in East Africa).
Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
1917
#12539
Blight: The tragedy of Dublin: An exposition in 3 acts.
Gogarty, an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and well-known conversationalist, served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Blight: The Tragedy of Dublin was "o…