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Evaluating Low Back Pain Patients for Prolapsed Interverbral Disc in a Kenyan Teaching Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Pulmonary thromboembolism in an East African tertiary referral hospital
(University of Nairobi., 2011-10)
Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a frequent cause of mortality in Kenya, but its characteristics are hardly reported in Subsaharan Africa. To describe the pattern of PTE among black Africans, in a Kenyan referral hospital. ...
Pattern of hypertensive kidney disease in a black Kenyan population.
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
BACKGROUND:
Hypertensive kidney disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Its pattern displays geographical and ethnic variations. Data on these patterns are important for informing management and prevention ...
Pattern of Limb Amputation Among Rural Kenyan Children and Adolescents
(University of Nairobi, 2010-07)
The causes of limb amputation among children differ between and within countries. These data are valuable in prevention and planning of rehabilitation strategies for the victims but are scarcely reported. The aim of this ...
Variant origin of the superior thyroid artery in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi., 2012-03)
Variant anatomy of the superior thyroid artery is important during surgical procedures, interpretation of angiograms, and interventional radiography in the neck. Pattern of the variations shows population differences but ...
Pattern of acute myocardial infarction in an African country
(University of Nairobi., 2010-12)
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to describe the pattern of acute myocardial infarction in an African country. These data are important for prevention strategies but are scarce from sub-Saharan African countries ...
Prolapsed Inter-vertebral disc in an African population
(2012)
Characteristics of Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc (PID) in Africa, reports are scanty and
often disparate PID in Kenya is commonest in the lower lumbar region of young people more in females and is associated with trauma
Comparative regional morphometric changes in human uterine artery before and during pregnancy
(2012)
INTRODUCTION:
Uterine artery undergoes structural modifications at different physiologic states. It is expected that due to its unique course, hemodynamic stresses in the vessel would vary resulting in differences in ...
Pediatric stroke in an African country
(2010-01)
Background:
The pattern of pediatric stroke displays ethnic and geographical variations. There are few reports from black Sub-Saharan Africa, although relevant data are important in prevention, clinical diagnosis, ...
Morphometry and Variations of Bony Ponticles of the Atlas Vertebrae (C1) in Kenyans
(2010)
Atlas bridges, the bony outgrowths over the third segment of the vertebral artery are associated with compression
of the artery and nerves. There are limited studies comparing morphometry of the complete atlas bridges and ...