Background: Inguinal hernias are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. In resource limited settings in rural Africa the clinical management of inguinal hernias may pose a therapeutic challenge to the surgeon due to the late presentation of this conditi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1731023
Background: Throughout the fourth week of embryonic development the umbilical cord (UC) is formed, which corresponds to the fifth to the twelfth weeks of gestation. Fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) have leaner UCs than fetuses of appropriate gestational age do,...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1731024
Aims And Objectives: To assess the incidence of Peri-Neural invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and to notify its significance as potent risk factor in OSCC recurrence and metastasis. Study Design and Place of Study: A retrospective in vitro study was conducted at In...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1731021
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of the endoscope-assisted approach with the open surgical technique for reduction of zygoma arch fractures. Study design: Randomized controlled study. Place and Duration of Study: Maxillofacial surgery unit, Otolaryngology department, Tanta Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631018
Background: The job of the orthodontist involves long working hours and interaction with each patient for many years before the conclusion of treatment thus orthodontists may experience peculiar levels of stress. Occupational stress has been proven to have negative consequences...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631017
Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is an indirect cause of maternal mortality. Myriad of factors predispose pregnant women to anaemia in pregnancy in the developing countries of the world of which poverty, illiteracy and ignorance are central. The prevalence of anaemia in the devel...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631013
Aims: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder. As no definite diagnostic tests are available, diagnosis is done mostly clinically. UK Brain Bank criteria is commonly used globally for that purpose. In this study we used Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Clin...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631014
Background: There is overlap of symptoms in psychiatric disorders, especially in mental and behavioural disorders of childhood and adolescence. Half of all lifetime psychiatric disorders tend to arise by age 14 years and three fourths of them arise by age 24 years. Aim: To study...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631015
Background: Huge volumes of local anaesthetics used in conventional blocks may be associated with complications. Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that hydrolyses hyaluronic acid in the tissue. It has been shown to aid the spread of local anaesthetics (LA) through tissue. The aim of thi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631011
A.N. Duru, R. Okebaram, E. Muoghalu, K. Chikezie, N. Amu, O. Obodo, A. J. Madu, T. Nwagha, A. O. Ugwu, H. C. Okoye, C. Nonyelu, I. O. Anigbogu, C. R. Duru & S. Ocheni·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2021
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest inherited qualitative blood disorder worldwide. Aims: To guide haematologists and other clinicians in making appropriate clinical judgement in the management of SCD patients in resource poor countries. Objective: To evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631012