JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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Facial index is useful for anatomists, forensic scientists and plastic surgeons during treatment of congenital and traumatic deformities, identification of individuals in medico-legal cases and identifying craniofacial deformities and they help us in distinguishing one person from another. Very few researchers from Nepal have worked on these facial features with respect to population and environment. The study aims to find the prevalence of leptoprosopic type of face among dental students of Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu, Nepal. ⋯ This study concludes that the leptoprosopic face was most common followed by hyperleptoprosopic, mesoprosopic, europrosopic and hypereuroprosopic type of face.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2019
Prevalence of Type I Lip Print among Medical Students in a Medical College of Nepal.
Lip prints, due to their unique patterns are typical to an individual, hence, used for personal identification. They vary in predominance, gender and race among different populations. The objective is to study their distribution among medical students and identify the predominant type. ⋯ Type I was the most common while Type V was the least common lip print. However, there was variation in its frequency and distribution according to the quadrant and sex.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2019
Psychosocial and Functional Distress of Cancer Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Global burden of cancer is witnessing an exponential increase. Nepal is no exception. In the recent years, cancer care has seen a focus shift towards holistic healing. This includes screening and assessing for psychosocial distress, allowing health care providers to deliver timely psychological interventions. The goal of this study was to find the prevalence of psychosocial and functional impact of cancer diagnoses in Nepal. ⋯ Cancer patients in Nepal have clinically significant psychosocial issues that directly impact on their distress.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2019
Prevalence of Bilateral Asymmetry of Tibial Bones Length in MBBS Students of A Medical College.
A wide variability of bilateral asymmetry in human has been observed within the population. However sufficient attention has not been given to the difference present in the limbs especially the tibial bones. It is generally assumed that the both limbs of the individual are with insignificant differences. The objective of the study is to find the prevalence of bilateral asymmetry of the tibial bone length of the same individual and distribution in between the two genders. ⋯ Asymmetry in the tibial bones length should be given proper attention and proper diagnosis and treatment of leg discrepancies should be done.