Anatomical knowledge underpins physical examination, image interpretation, procedural intervention and operative decision-making, yet it is acquired predominantly during the earliest phase of professional training and is seldom revisited in any structured manner thereafter. This...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91426
Rotimi S. Ajani, Ogheneochuko E. Akpobome, Oluwakayode N. Benjamin, Saviour I. Akpan, Joshua O. Benjamin & Ifeabata U. Chukwuma·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Diseases and disease processes are key components of life and living. The understanding and appreciation of this axiom will impact greatly on the quality and standard of human health and life. The human body is bedeviled by a myriad of diverse and large spectrum of pathologies. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i31361
Rotimi S. Ajani, Ifeabata U. Chukwuma, Akinbobola I. Ayinla, Oluwanifemi E. Ayegboyin & Babatunde T. Akinniyi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Anatomy is one of the keystones in understanding the human body in both health and diseases. Thus it is absolutely necessary for anyone aspiring to be actively involved as a care giver be him/her as Doctor, Dentist or allied health professional to be well grounded in the knowledg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61245
Introduction: The femur forms the skeleton of the thigh and its proximal segment is a component of the hip joint which is the largest mobile synovial joint of the human body. Although, the hip joint has a very remarkable stability, it may become dislocated with accompanying fract...
Objective: The development of right and left lower limbs start at the same time and subsequent serial growth occurs simultaneously however at adulthood, small but usually functionally negligible differences exist in their lengths. This study set out to find out the prevalence and...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i930190