Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Trigger finger is one of the commonest causes of disabling hand pain in orthopaedics and affects individuals regardless of their daily activities. It is characterized by inflammatory changes in the retinacular sheath and peritend

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most common surgeries in orthopedic field. Up to 1/3 of the patients require blood transfusion post-operative. Allogenic transfusion has many side effects. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a syn

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: This study is to evaluate the association between perioperative hyperglycaemia and early surgical-site infection (SSI) in stable trauma patients with orthopaedic injuries. This is an observational cohort study conducted in Hospit

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: This study was designed to develop an informative audio-visual material regarding cast care and validate its use as an educational material. Seventy-five participants in total were recruited from the Orthopaedic clinic in Queen E

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: This study is aimed to determine the factors associated with the functional recovery in spinal tuberculosis patients with neurology deficits. To assess clinical, biochemical and radiological parametersin relation to the prognosti

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