Word: bone
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...operation that takes a half-hour, Waugh makes an incision in the front of the ankle, saws off the top of the talus, or anklebone, and cuts a wedge-shaped opening in the bottom of the tibia, the larger of the two lower leg bones. He then inserts the metal into the tibia and fastens the dome to the talus. Each part is held in place with a special bone cement. The tension of the leg and ankle tendons holds the joint together and keeps the T in contact with-but able to move on-the dome. Most...
...said that the "major bone of contention" is a provision in the review that states that preference should be given to an offspring of a member of the faculty of medicine or of a Harvard Medical School alumnus when two applicants are judged to be equally well-qualified on the basis of academic record and personal attributes...
...THING ABOUT the three heavies in this scandal is that they all have a precious scrap of integrity that they are anxious to protect with every manipulative bone in their bodies. Kearns has a tenured chair on the line. Glikes has a fine editorial reputation at stake, and Goodwin must fear his betrayal as the ogre. When you call them up, they talk a lot, to attempt to preserve that patch of integrity...
...Washington Redskins Coach George Allen, for a board-breaking exhibition at the Capital Centre in suburban Maryland. Anderson, however, showed that punching lumber can be tougher than hitting typewriter keys. While a crowd of 7,000 looked on, the columnist karate-chopped a stack of wood -and cracked a bone in the knuckle of his little finger...
Last week, however, the dialogue was less reasoned and rational. In fact, there had been increasing acrimony in Santa Barbara, and everything was in a shambles. The center, nearly out of funds, was planning to move to Chicago. The president had resigned, the staff had been cut to the bone, and the center's last major financial benefactor said that he would withdraw his support...