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The Effect of Percutaneous Screw Fixation of Lateral Malleolus on Ankle Fracture Healing and Function
(Scientific Research, 2013-08)
Purpose: To measure the effectiveness of using percutaneous intramedullary screw fixation of the lateral malleolus
fracture on the healing and functional outcome of ankle fracture. Materials and Methods: Forty-six patients ...
Quality Assurance in Wound Management in a Developing Country: How Satisfied Are Our Patients?
(Scientific Research, 2013-01)
Background: Quality is important in every setting especially in the health service where the needs of patients should be
an utmost priority. However, this is sometimes not the situation in most health care centres due to ...
Cardiomyopathies in Tropical Countries: Causes and Nosological Perspective
(Scientific Research, 2013-11)
Background: Cardiomyopathy is the main cause of heart failure in developing countries, mainly in Africa. In those
areas the concept of “tropical cardiomyopathy” is still used to design all unexplained cardiomyopathy. The ...
Bradyarrythmias: A Study of Anthropometric, Demographic and Comorbidity Profiles in an African Population
(Scientific Research, 2013-11)
Background: Bradyarrhythmias are a group of cardiac rhythm disorders that are characterized by bradycardia and they
are cosmopolitan in distribution. Their demographic, anthropometric and comorbidity attributes are yet ...
Root Reconstruction with Total Replacement of Ascending Aorta Using Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Selective Cerebral Perfusion for Moderately Dilated Distal Ascending Aorta
(Scientific Research, 2013-07)
Objective: We have occasionally encountered a moderately dilated distal ascending aorta while reconstructing an aortic
root. We describe reconstruction of an extended root and ascending aorta using our current strategy. ...
Early Recurrence of a Cardiac Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
(Scientific Research, 2013-09)
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a rare tumor of the heart and the patients with these tumors usually have a
poor prognosis. We report a case of MFH with an origin from the left superior pulmonary vein, involving ...
Metabolic Syndrome in People with HIV/AIDS
(Scientific Research, 2013-12)
Background: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has changed the clinical picture of HIV infection by
reducing morbidity and mortality rates in the population. However, alterations in lipid metabolism leading to ...
Health Hazards of Solvents Exposure among Workers in Paint Industry
(Scientific Research, 2013-12)
Background: Paints and coatings include paints, varnishes, lacquers, stains, printing inks and more. A wide variety of
volatile solvents are used in paint and coating manufacturing including aliphatic and aromatic ...
Early Results of Mitral Valve Replacement in Severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension—An Institutional Prospective Study
(Scientific Research, 2013-06)
Introduction: In patients undergoing surgery for mitral valve replacement (MVR) for valvular heart disease, pulmonary
artery hypertension (PAH) has been considered a major risk factor. In this prospective study, we have ...
Independent Lung Ventilation for Re expansion Pulmonary Edema
(Scientific Research, 2013-09)
Reexpansion pulmonary oedema (RPE) is a rare but potentially fatal complication with no clear cut guidelines for its
management. When the injury to the lung is primarily one sided, conventional modes of ventilation can ...