An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c9a1bdb0f31d427da87a318df4586b792025-02-03T06:01:30ZengWileyAdvances in Orthopedics2090-34642090-34722012-01-01201210.1155/2012/783853783853An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of IndiaJason Samona0Scott Samona1Cameron Samona2S. Gopalakrishnan3P. Shekhar4D. Kubern5P. S. Mohan Kumar6Reza Nassiri7College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USACollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USACollege of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USADepartment of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College, SRM University, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur 603 203, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College, SRM University, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur 603 203, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College, SRM University, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur 603 203, IndiaMichigan State University, Institute of International Health (MSU-IIH), B-319 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAMichigan State University, Institute of International Health (MSU-IIH), B-319 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USANo 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/783853 |
| spellingShingle | Jason Samona Scott Samona Cameron Samona S. Gopalakrishnan P. Shekhar D. Kubern P. S. Mohan Kumar Reza Nassiri An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India Advances in Orthopedics |
| title | An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India |
| title_full | An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India |
| title_fullStr | An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India |
| title_short | An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India |
| title_sort | orthopedic surgical and epidemiological based investigation of leprosy in the tamil nadu state of india |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/783853 |
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