Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to E I Mbamali.
A rare case of heteropagus is reported. An apparently normal female neonate presented with a mass in the lumbosacral area which bore an additional limb, a pair of breasts with nipples and aerola, and an anus with a blind pouch. The mass with the appendages was successfully removed by surgery and the baby is progressing normally.
A 34-year-old Nigerian man had successive ruptures of the ligamenta patellarum repaired 2 years after the first injury. One knee was injured at a soccer match, the other 5 months later subsequent to a minor fall. There was no evidence of systemic disease. In spite of delay in effecting treatment, the outcome was satisfactory.
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