Pædiatrics

In this series few operations were performed on the carpal tunnel and none on the nerve roots or thoracic inlet. Lishman and Russell express doubt whether the present enthusiasm for operating either on the carpal tunnel in Britain, or on the cervical nerve roots in the United States, will last. Certainly we must respect their statement that the results of conservative treatment are so good that they require careful assessment in relation to the effects reported after operation, and we shall hope with them that this study will form a back~round against which other methods of treatment can be compared.