Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the technique that demonstrated the highest sensitivity and specificity in the early diagnosis of osteonecrosis. It allows detecting initial typical signal intensity alterations of the bone marrow when other examinations showed nons...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630627
Introduction: Pastors and religious leaders have a role to play in the prevention of diseases, in this scenario prevention of breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death globally in women between 44 – 50 years. Aim: The role pastors and religious leaders play in th...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630628
Aims and Objectives: A study to determine the effect of glycemic variability measured by continuous blood glucose monitoring as assessed by standard deviation of each SARS CoV -2 patient's mean glucose level and to correlate with the severity of the disease. Study Design: Cross-s...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630629
Aims: To report estimates of the reliability and agreement of a new method for measuring the femoral Neck-shaft angle in the Jordanian population. The neck-shaft angle is an important anatomical indicator in orthopedics of the hip. While there are different approaches to measurin...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630624
Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common thyroid carcinoma. There is a debate on prophylactic removal of central lymph nodes. Some authors advise it to avoid recurrence while other investigators condemn it due to its higher risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve inju...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630625
Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of death globally in women between 44 – 50 years. As a result of poor awareness, late presentation is often times common amongst women with breast cancer in developing countries of the world as such outcome is poor. Aim: To determine...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1530613
Introduction: Obstructed labour is a major cause of maternal mortality. Admissions into the intensive care unit (ICU) especially for post-delivery monitoring and treatment of patients with obstructed labour entails critical care for favourable outcome for the mother. Aim: To eval...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1530614
Introduction: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Circumcision (FC) have been influenced by religion, culture and medicine. The practice of FGM have been associated with myriads of negative health consequences, resulting in its abolishment by the World Health Organization (...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1530615
Introduction: The importance of contraception amongst adolescents cannot be over-emphasized especially as it concerns reproductive health. Globally, these group of persons are vulnerable and engage in high risk sexual behaviour with little or no access to contraception particular...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1530616
Decision-Delivery interval when carrying out emergency caesarean section (EmCS) cannot be over-emphasized especially with regards to maternal and fetal outcome. There are variety of factors that may contribute to these intervals such as logistics, personal delay, delay in obtaini...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630618