We report a case of 69-year-old female patient who presented with a dislocated insert causing tibial component failure and catastrophic metallosis after 4 years of prosthesis implantation. In case of a trauma history, surgeons must suspect friction noise and motion loss as clinic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2528
Aim: To determine the prevalence of congenital malaria among newborn babies delivered at University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Antenatal clinic and labour ward of the University of Port Harcourt T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1436
Background: Esophageal cancer is one of the most deadly malignancies worldwide and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most frequent type. Methods: We identified up-regulated genes from gene expression profiles of HKESC-4 cell line, its parental tumor tissues, non-tu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2644
Aims: To evaluate changes in electrolyte profiles during combination treatment with amlodipine (AML) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCZ) in hypertensive Nigerians. Study Design: Randomized, open-label, prospective, two-centre, outpatient, 48-week study. Methodology: We enrolled 90 male...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2485
Aim: To explore, in one patient, the possibility that D-bifunctional protein (D-BP) deficiency affects telomere length, and to determine the profile of genetic expression. Presentation of Case: Due to the symptoms of a newborn and his family background, a peroxisomal panel was pe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2614
Rajiv Kishor Saxena, Abdul Samad Aziz, Madhav Govind Kalekar, J. P. Milsee Mol, Adinath Narayan Suryakar, Benjamin Tabita, Ravi Vasudev Shirahatti & Raghavendra Shrishail Medikeri·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: To assess the comparative presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in saliva of smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis. Study Design: Male individuals diagnosed with chronic periodontitis with and without smoking habits were enrolled in the study. The unstimul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2251
Ali Amini Harandi, Farzad Ashrafi, Mojgan Tabatabaei, Askar Ghorbani, Hamidreza Hatamian, Hossein Pakdaman, Manochehr Ilkhani, Koroush Gharagozli, Maziar Shojae, Marjan Asadollahi, Farshid Alaeddini & Seyed Kazem Hosseini·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of MLC601 in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). Study Design: This is an open-label pilot study. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted at three university referral centres in Iran from September 2009 until...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2537
Aims: Evaluation of anti-greasiness properties of oat extract and oil in shampoos. Methodology: Seborrhea can cause greasiness in scalp and hair. There are few compounds currently in use to reduce sebaceous gland secretions. Avena sativa or oat is a plant containing saponins as a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1828
Aims: The Purpose of this short article is to summarize the recent developments in the genetics of normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Background: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2655
Aims: Graves' disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism in the paediatric population. An association between neutropenia and untreated Graves' disease has been described although the aetiology is unknown. Presentation of Case: A 13 year old boy presented with a 3 month history...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2517