International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020

  • Effect of Self-treatment During Rehabilitation Maintenance Phase on Affected Limb Lymphedema in Patients After Breast Cancer Surgery

    Litao Zhang, , Yanni Li, Yuhua Ma, Rongzhao Lv

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 6-10
    Received: May 16, 2020
    Accepted: Jun. 04, 2020
    Published: Jun. 20, 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: This article aims to discuss the effect of self-treatment during rehabilitation maintenance phase on affected limb lymphedema after surgery for breast cancer. Methods: Therapists for lymphedema gave one course of complex decongestion therapy (CDT) to affected limb lymphedema of 42 patients after operation for breast cancer. After CDT, pa... Show More
  • Time to Recovery and Determinants of Trauma Among Patients Admitted to Lemlem Karl Hospital Maichew, Southern Tigray, Ehiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Reda Haddish Berhe, Getachew Redae, Yasin Jemal, Abdukadir Nigus Mohammed

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 11-18
    Received: May 05, 2020
    Accepted: Jun. 09, 2020
    Published: Jun. 20, 2020
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    Abstract: Background: Ethiopia is one of the worst countries in the world where trauma especially traffic accident kills a large number of road users every year. In Ethiopia, the magnitude and survival time to recovery of trauma was not well understood. This study intended to examine time to recovery from trauma and predictors among inpatients in Lemlem Karl... Show More
  • Morphometric Analysis of Biasterion Length and Cranial Vault Weight of Nigerian Skulls

    Chinna Nneka Orish, Valentine Chidozie Amasiatu

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 19-21
    Received: May 01, 2020
    Accepted: Jun. 03, 2020
    Published: Jun. 28, 2020
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    Abstract: Anthropometry involves the systematic measurement of the physical properties of the human body, primarily dimensional descriptors of body size and shape. It plays an important role in industrial design, clothing, ergonomics and architecture. Skull is important in this regard as it resists adverse environmental conditions over time. The present stud... Show More