Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Proximal femoral periprosthetic fracture fixation with a hooked locking plate: a Kenyan experience
(2011)The advent and increasing use of joint replacement for various pathologies has led to a new group of fractures- the periprosthetic fractures. The hip joint is no exception to this group, a fair share of these fractures do ... -
Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction Using Bone-patellar Ligament–Bone Autograft
(2007)Background: Injuries to ligaments of knee are common in our society especially in the young athletes and sports men participating in football, volleyball, rugby etc. Tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) leads to ... -
The challenge of fracture management in osteoporotic bones
(2010)Objective: To determine the types of fractures encountered in osteoporotic patients and assess the functional outcome of these fractures. Also suggest change of their management and to suggest preventive interventions. Design: ... -
Historical note on blood transfusion
(2009)The leading article and the editorial from this issue is on blood transfusions. It is therefore befitting to give a brief biography of Karl Landsteiner (Born 14th June 1868. Died 26th June 1943) -
Volkmann's Ischaemic Contracture following acute compartment syndrome-a case report
(2010)Background: Compartment syndrome involving the extremities is one of orthopaedic emergencies. If not well managed it can lead to serious damage to soft tissues rendering the limb non functional. Design: A case report Setting: ... -
Treatment of tuberculosis of the hip
(2007)Between September 1986 and December 1993, 57 patients were seen with tuberculosis of the hip at Kenyatta National Hospital. The diagnosis was proven by histological examination in all and in 54 patients (95%) caseation was ... -
Deep intermuscular spindle-cell lipoma
(1996)We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented with a deep intermuscular spindlecell lipoma. By pressure on the neurovascular bundle this tumor caused neurological symptoms in the affected leg. The clinical presentation, ... -
Melorheostosis
(2012)This case study is a report on the rare mesodermal disorder typically characterized by abnormalities of the skeleton and soft tissues. We present a 56 years old woman who was diagnosed with melorheostosis affecting the ... -
Commonly Asked Questions on the Practice of Intramedullary Nailing
(2012)Intramedullary Nailing (IMN) of the extremities has taken many twists and turns in its odyssey to its current status as the gold standard in the management of long bone fractures. Here in East Africa, we are a long way ... -
Comprehensive global evolution of intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal fractures
(2009)The treatment of midshaft fractures of the long bones has significantly evolved in the last 150 years. This paper will trace the timeline and evaluate the treatment of these fractures which has evolved through from ... -
Hobbling along to Pay-offs: The Kenya Grand Coalition Government
(2009)This article analyses the performance of the Grand Coalition government in Kenya in relation to whether the coalition has fulfilled ‘consociational conditions’ to return the country to stability. The article seeks to answer ... -
Total hip replacements at Kikuyu Hospital, Kenya
(2010)Background: Total joint arthroplasty is a highly effective procedure that is frequently performed in elderly patients. This is not so in the third world and is not frequently performed. Total hip replacement (THR) relieves ... -
Anti-science in cultural anthropology: a critique of opposition to objectivity
(Eastern Africa Journal of Humanities and Sciences Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Period: July-December Pages: 19-33, 2002, 2002) -
Against technology as applied science with reference to Kenya
(1989)In Kenya socioeconomic development is very considerably predicated upon technology as an instrument by means of which to work on the environment. National development discourse and social praxis point to the existence of ...
