LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Morphometric description of thoracic vertebral pedicles in adult Malawian cadavers and implications for transpedicula spine fixation

Mwakikunga, A; Manjatika, A; Mazengenya, P.

Int. j. morphol; 39 (6), 2021

SUMMARY: Thoracic pedicles are important during the surgical repair of the thoracic spine deformities. Individuals show considerable differences in the asymmetric dimensions of the thoracic pedicles across populations. The purpose of this study was to determine the thoracic pedicle size and angle in adul...

Vértebras Torácicas/anatomía & histología, Tornillos Pediculares, Vértebras Torácicas/cirugía, Malaui, Cadáver

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A morphometric study of the mandibular foramen in dry adult human mandibles in a black Malawian population

Matundu, Brian; Adefolaju, Gbenga Anthony; Manda, Juziel; Mwakikunga, Anthony.

Int. j. morphol; 39 (2), 2021

SUMMARY: The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) technique is a common technique performed on patients in dental surgery, placement of mandibular implants and other procedures involving the mandible. Precise identification of the mandibular foramen (MF) is essential for dental surgeons to accurately adm...

Malaui, Población Negra, Mandíbula/anatomía & histología, Puntos Anatómicos de Referencia

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Esquistosomiasis vesical urinaria: caso anatomoclínico diagnosticado en Chile

González, Ximena; Méndez, Gonzalo; Oddó, David.

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (2), 2019

Resumen La esquistomiasis urinaria es producida por Schistosoma haematobium. Es una enfermedad endémica en muchas regiones del mundo, no existente en Chile. Se presenta el caso de un hombre joven que viajó a Malawi, en África meridional, y que a su regreso al país, años después, presentó un síndr...

Esquistosomiasis Urinaria/diagnóstico, Esquistosomiasis Urinaria/patología, Chile, Schistosoma haematobium, Malaui

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SSR genetic diversity assessment of popular pigeonpea varieties in Malawi reveals unique fingerprints

Njung'e, Vincent; Deshpande, Santosh; Siambi, Moses; Jones, Richard; Silim, Said; De Villiers, Santie.

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (3), 2016

Background: Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is a drought tolerant legume of the Fabaceae family and the only cultivated species in the genus Cajanus. It is mainly cultivated in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Oceania, Africa and America. In Malawi, it is grown as a source of food and income and ...

Cajanus/genética, Fabaceae/genética, Repeticiones de Microsatélite, Variación Genética, Genotipo, Alelos, Semillas, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa, Dermatoglifia del ADN, Malaui

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