BACKGROUND Terminology and Lexicography have been especially addressed to the Allied Health Sciences regarding discussion of case reports or concerning publication of scientific articles. The knowledge of Human Anatomy enables the understanding of medical terms and the refinement of Medical Terminology makes possible a better anatomicomedical communication in a highly technical level. Most of t...

objective: to determine the presentation, anatomical distribution, diagnostic method, management and outcome of hollow viscus injury (hvi) from blunt abdominal trauma. methods: this was a retrospective cross-sectional study including patients with blunt abdominal trauma leading to hvi admitted at rajendra institute of medical sciences, ranchi, over a period of 4.5 years (january 2009 to july 20...

MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3TH, UK, CNRS UMR 6150, IFR Jean Roche, Faculty of Medicine Nord, University Aix-Marseille II, France, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation of Research and Technology, Hellas, Herakli...

ARTICULAR neurology is that branch of the neurological sciences that concerns itself with the study of the anatomical, physiological, and clinical features of the nerve supply of the joint systems in various parts of the body. As such, it is clearly of relevance not only to neurologists and neurosurgeons, but also to orthopaedic and physical medicine specialists and to physiotherapists; neverth...

Radiographic Assessment of Lumbar Facet Spacing and Spondylolytic Defects in a Pediatric Population Scott W. Zehnder1, Carol V. Ward3, Austin Crow2, Bruce M. Latimer4, Dirk H. Alander1 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; 2St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; 3Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of...

accurately localizing the mental foramen and mandibular canal is important when administering local anesthesia and performing surgery; therefore, knowing the normal range of the possible locations is essential. our purpose was to assess the location of the mental foramen and mandibular canal in an iranian population using panoramic radiography.standard panoramic radiographies were performed. th...

accurate diagnosis of the root canal morphology and anatomy is essential for thorough shaping and cleaning of the entire root canal system and consequent successful treatment. this report describes a case of maxillary second premolar with two roots and three root canals (two mesial and distal palatal canals). the case report underlines the importance of complete knowledge about root canal morph...