Browsing by Author "Menasinkai, Sharada B."

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    Morphometric Study Of Thyroid Cartilages In Adults By Dissection Method
    (IMED Research Publications, 2019-07) V, Savitha; Menasinkai, Sharada B.
    Background: Morphometrical evaluation of the larynx has always been interesting for both morphologists andthe physicians. Accurate anatomic knowledge of laryngeal cartilage is essential in diagnostic and therapeuticprocedures in the field of laryngology.Aim: To study morphometric features of thyroid cartilage in adult human cadavers and also to correlate themeasurements of the thyroid cartilage between male and female.Materials and Methods: Thyroid cartilages from 62 cases (Male: 31, Female: 31) of postmortem in the departmentof Forensic medicine, MMC and RI, Mysore were studied. A total of seven parameters were measured on eachthyroid cartilage and the observations were tabulated and compared between both sexes.Results: All parameters of Thyroid cartilage were more in males compared to females except thyroid angle whichwas more in females. The height of right thyroid lamina was equal to the height of left thyroid lamina in bothmales and females. Similarly the Antero- posterior distance of right thyroid lamina was equal to Antero -posterior distance of left thyroid lamina in both sexes.Conclusion: Considerable gender and race related differences in many of the geometric measurements of thethyroid cartilage were observed in the study. These morphological differences have important clinical andsurgical implications. They are critical to the accurate placement of needles and probes in laryngeal electromyography and vocal cord injection, medialization procedures, in performing supraglottic laryngectomy, aswell as precise planning of laryngeal framework surgery.
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    A study on maternal factors affecting low birth weight in institutional deliveries
    (Medip Academy, 2020-10) A., Chaithra; Chiniwar, Mahantappa A.; Menasinkai, Sharada B.
    Background: Low birth weight is defined as birth weight below 2500 mg. WHO states prevalence of LBW is 26%. LBW babies are more prone for neonatal morbidity and mortality. 1) To assess various factors like maternal age, height, education, socioeconomic status on the birth weight of the baby. 2) To assess obstetric factors like parity, gestational age, antenatal care, anemia, hypertension on the birth weight of the newborn.Methods: A hospital bound cross sectional study done at the tertiary care centre. Study was done for a period of 2 months from 1st June to 30th July 2019 in Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital a rural medical college in Karnataka. Maternal data were collected and baby weight was recorded soon after birth on weighing scale.Results: There were 65 births during the study period. There were 13 babies weighing less than 2500 gm. Prevalence of LBW was 20%. 43.47% mothers were aged between 18 to 25 years and 7.14% were more than 25 years. 30.4% mother’s height was between 140 to 150 cm and 14.2% were more than 150 cm. Regarding maternal education, 15.3% degree, 24.1% PUC, 15% High school and 33.3% were primary school level. Regarding socioeconomic status 22.2% low, 25% lower middle, 18.7% middle class, 18.7% belonged to upper middle class. Regarding gestational age 50% were <37 weeks, 15.5% between 37-42 weeks, 10% were 42 weeks.73.8% women had normal BP, 21.5% were prehypertensive, 4.6% had PIH.Conclusions: Low birth weight is one of the important factors in infant morbidity and mortality. Maternal health was important factor in delivery of low birth babies. Maternal height, sex of baby, mode of delivery has no role in low birth weight babies.