Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Fractures of the Humerus
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1983) -
A 15 – Year Retrospective Analysis Of Osteogenic Sarcoma In Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994)Cases of osteogenic sarcoma were studied as reported in the Kenya Cancer Registry covering a period of 15 years between January 1976 and December 1990. There were 271 cases with 113 (41.5%) coming from the Kikuyu community. ... -
Pattern of odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2011-11)The jaws are host to a variety of cysts due in large part to the tissues involved in tooth formation. Odontogenic cysts (OCs) are unique in that they affect only the oral and maxillofacial region. There are few studies ... -
Cardiotocography and perinatal outcome in women with and without meconium stained liquor.
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2010-05)BACKGROUND: There is little evidence linking meconium stained liquor to poor perinatal outcome and clear amniotic fluid is frequently considered a reassuring sign during labour. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there ... -
Replacement rehabilitation Therapy utilizing auto-transplanted wisdom teeth
(University of NairobiDepartment of Dental Science, 1994) -
Evaluating Low Back Pain Patients for Prolapsed Interverbral Disc in a Kenyan Teaching Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2012)Background Accurate evaluation of low back pain is essential for its rational management. The extent of use of clinical and imaging findings in identification of prolapsed intervertebral disk varies between centers. In ... -
Osteogenic Sarcoma
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1998) -
Pattern of caesarean section at St Mary’s Hospital, Langata, Nairobi
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2010) -
Craniofacial Anomalies Amongst Births At Two Hospitals In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2012) -
Is Hip Arthroplasty Viable in A Developing African Country?
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)Arthroplasty is an established management of various joint disorders in developed countries. Poverty has caused African countries to remain behind in this sphere of management and condemned sufferers to a life of misery ... -
A Retrospective Study Of The Causation Of Genital Fistulas In Women And Outcome Of Repairs At A Teaching Hospital In Western Kenya
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2010) -
Lateral Condylar Mass Fracture of the Elbow in Children
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995) -
Management of Post-traumatic temporomandibular joint ankylosis in children
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1995) -
Early outcome of vascular lower limb amputations at a National Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)BACKGROUND: Majority of lower limb amputations performed in the African setting have been reported to be mainly due to trauma and neoplasms. These affect mainly young and therefore, fit individuals with lower risks of ... -
Redisplacement Rates after Reduction and Cast Immobilization of Isolated Distal Radial Fractures
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Background The maintenance of satisfactory alignment in distal radial fractures following closed reduction and casting of the forearm is challenging. Redisplacement rates of between 2 and 91% have been described, mostly ... -
The Conservative Management of Back Pain by Corset
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995) -
Surgical significance of brachial arterial variants in a Kenyan population
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2012)Background: Knowledge of the variant anatomy of the brachial artery is important in radial arterial grafts for coronary bypass, percutaneous trans-radial approach to coronary angiography, angioplasty and flap surgery. These ... -
Osteosarcoma of Maxillofacial region: clinicoradiologic and Histopathologic Characteristics
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1996) -
The problems of low back pain in Africa
(University of Nairobi.Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990-04)Discussed in this paper are 227 African patients seen in a private clinic in the period August 1982 to March 1987. During the same period 2201 patients were seen. This constitutes 10%. Most of the sufferers were in the ... -
Surgical anatomy of the profunda brachii artery
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2012)Variations in the origin and termination of the profunda brachii artery (PBA) are rarely described in literature. Knowledge of this unusual anatomy is important during brachial artery catheterization and harvesting of ...
