Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Hand -- Wounds and injuries Treatment | Adrenocortical hormones | Physical therapy | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Trigger finger, or stenosisng tenovaginitis, is one of the most common presentation to hand clinics. This condit

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Snakebite is one of the public health problems in many developing and poor tropical countries. The existing snake antivenoms have limited supply, are expensive, and susceptible to many adverse effects. Herbal medicines are option in these countries and

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: The foot plantar pressure is the pressure field that acts between the foot and the support surface during everyday locomotor activities. The aim of this study was to identify the normal values and distribution of plantar foot pre

Subject(s): Fingers -- Wounds and injuries | Amputation -- Methods -- Malaysia | Surgical dressings -- Wound healing Treatment | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: This is a single blinded prospective studies of 48 patients with fingertip amputation treated conservatively in

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is one of the common problems which lead to shoulder disabilities. This condition has been described as impingement to the rotator cuff by anterior third of the acromion process and has been cl

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: An observational cohort study of 100 patients with unstable intertrochanteric fractures who had been treated either with Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or intramedullary device in Hospital Serdang, Selangor and Hospital Tengku Ampuan Af

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Stenosing tenosynovitis or trigger finger is a common problem among patients seeking treatment in the orthopaedic clinic. Trigger finger is characterized by locking or painful snapping when flexing the finger. Multiple approaches

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Spinal biopsy is the most important step of investigation in a spinal lesion to achieve an accurate diagnosis to provide an adequate treatment to the patient. Percutaneous spine biopsy has widely replaced open biopsy as it is mor

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Patella, being the largest sesamoid bone in the body, plays important role in providing mechanical advantage of the knee extensor mechanism, protecting femoral condyles from injury, and nourishing articular cartilage of distal fe

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Radiography & Diagnostic Imaging -- IIUM Summary: The main objective is to study the integrity of the corpus callosum among autistic children population in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. The integrity of the corpus callosum in this study is determined by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) paramet