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An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India
Joint Authors
Nassiri, Reza
Mohan Kumar, P. S.
Samona, Cameron
Kubern, D.
Gopalakrishnan, S.
Shekhar, P.
Samona, Scott
Samona, Jason
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
No other research paper has ever been written about leprosy in this manner.
The orthopedic and surgical implications, as well as the functional debility caused by the disease, have not been previously explained by past research as they have in such a comprehensive manner in this paper.
The results of this study have regional and global implications as they pertain to disease pathology, risk factor recognition/disease prevention, and treatment.
This paper is a unique, in that it also serves as a combination of a review of the current medical literature, as well as an epidemiological survey of the disease in a region of the world which has never been researched in the past.
Clinical data points to the possibility of a new strain of the disease.
This information is of significance because it effects prevention and improved treatment of the disease, which leads to devastating sequela.
This was a cross-sectional study involving subjects diagnosed with leprosy in the Chengalpet region of the Kancheepuram District, of the Tamil Nadu state of India.
The study was performed at the Tamil Nadu Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center.
This study included various physical examinations, observation and survey of lesions, questionnaires in regard the debilitating orthopedic and medical effects of the disease, as well as treatment options.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Samona, Jason& Samona, Scott& Samona, Cameron& Gopalakrishnan, S.& Shekhar, P.& Kubern, D.…[et al.]. 2012. An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India. Advances in Orthopedics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Samona, Jason…[et al.]. An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India. Advances in Orthopedics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Samona, Jason& Samona, Scott& Samona, Cameron& Gopalakrishnan, S.& Shekhar, P.& Kubern, D.…[et al.]. An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India. Advances in Orthopedics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497766