Tight hamstring syndrome (THS) is a symptom complex which has a varied pathogenesis. The syndrome usually occurs in childhood and adolescent period. It is characterized by tightness of lumbar, ischial and crural muscles. Case Report 1: 17 year old male was complaining of low back...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28749
Aims: To estimate the skin to lumbar epidural space distance (SLESD) in Nigerian adults and determine the influence of age, height, weight and body mass index on it. Study Design: It was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out on consenting patients enlisted for surgery w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28520
Ana Cláudia do Nascimento, Eliana Leonardo dos Santos, Lorem Krsna de Morais Sousa, Alerico Dias Vieira, Sérgio Eberson da Silva Maia, Raquel Gonçalves Vieira-Andrade, Carolina Carvalho de Oliveira Santos & Thiago Fonseca-Silva·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: Amelogenesis imperfecta is a complex group of hereditary conditions characterized by malformation of the dental enamel. Although to be well described in literature, this condition may be related to others local and systemic disorders and present a peculiar hereditary...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28765
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is bacterial infection, has become a primary cause for peptic and duodenal ulcers and an etiologic agent in the development of gastric cancer. Aim: To assess the impact of patient's dietary behavior, socioeconomic factors, and lifesty...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24777
Background: The prevalence and complications of diabetes are currently on the rise, so this study investigated the prevalence, risk factors and predictors of diabetic sexual dysfunction (SD). Methods: The study was cross-sectional multicentred. Patients were randomly selected fro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28186
This study examined the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding amongst breastfeeding mothers attending Infant Welfare Clinic, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti Nigeria. The Self-efficacy theory was used as the theoretical foundation for the study. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27329
Spinal anaesthesia is widely performed for lower abdominal, inguinal, and lower extremity operations in routine practice, with a low complication rate. Neurological deficits are rare but significant complications of spinal anaesthesia. These complications have a wide spectrum var...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27158
Replacing tooth structure that is lost due to trauma to the anterior teeth remains a challenge to the restorative dentist. The restorations must not only be able to withstand masticatory forces and stress but also be esthetically pleasing and acceptable. Materials and techniques...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28268
Aims: The purpose of the examination of these cases is to maintain the treatments and the managements of teeth with extensive apical periodontitis. Case Presentation: Case 1: A fifteen years old young male patient with apical periodontitis and an accompanying symptom of intraoral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28166
Giuliano Di Pietro, Camila Batista dos Santos, Maraiza Alves de Oliveira, Jussara Secundo dos Santos, Jessyca Costa Santos, Jamille C. da Silva Santos, Sílvia Costa Santos, Jussara Menezes Freire Social, Ravena Melo Ribeiro da Silva & Claudio Moreira Lima·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Due to the great evidence between accidents trauma assisted in the emergency department (ED) and the involvement of patients with alcohol, the goal of this work is characterize violence and trauma patients treated in two regional hospitals in a rural area, using the CAGE question...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29067