SADEESH T
@sbvu.ac.in
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
EDUCATION
MBBS., MD.,
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
T. Sadeesh, G. Prabavathy, and Arthi Ganapathy
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
COVID 19 pandemic has brought crucial changes in the field of medical education. Ad mist university examinations in India medical schools have switched to online assessment methods to avoid student gatherings. In this context, we conducted online anatomy practical evaluation and we have aimed at quantifying the students’ experience on virtual assessment. A total of 250 first year MBBS students appeared for online anatomy practical examinations. Immediately after the completion of exams electronic feedback about their experience, in questionnaire format was obtained after getting informed consent. Their feedback was analysed and quantified. Completed feedback forms were submitted by 228 students. More than 50% of students favoured online anatomy spotter examinations. Only 32.8% of students were comfortable with soft parts discussion using images. For image based viva voce 61.4%, 80% & 82% of students responded that the features and orientation of osteology, radiology and embryology images, respectively, were good. For surface marking 55% of the participants preferred online verbal evaluation. Finally, more than 60% of the students preferred the conventional over online assessment methods. The inclination of students’ preference for traditional anatomy examination methods mandates adequate training of both students and teachers for virtual examination. The superiority of conventional anatomy practical examination methods is unbiased but pandemic situations warrant adequate preparedness. In the future the anatomy teaching and evaluation methodology in Indian medical schools have to be drastically reviewed in equivalence with global digitalization.
Prabavathy G, Sadeesh T, Arthi G, and Anbalagan J
Radiance Research Academy
Sadeesh T, Prabavathy G, and Ethiraj R
Radiance Research Academy
Ganapathy Arthi, T Sadeesh, and Kuppusamy Raghuram
JCDR Research and Publications
G. Prabavathy, X. C. Philip, G. Arthi and T. Sadeesh
Knowledge about the dimensions of the vertebral elements is necessary for the development of instrumentation related to cervical spine. Ethnic variations have been reported in these dimensions. This study included 350 dry cervical vertebras (C3-C7) of unknown age and sex, collected from the department of Anatomy, Mahathma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry and other medical colleges in and around Puducherry. The dimensions of vertebral bodies, pedicles, laminae, spinous process, superior and inferior articular processes were measured and compared. No significant difference was noted between the measurements taken on the right and left side. The dimensions of the vertebral bodies were seen to be larger at lower levels. The larger dimensions of the pedicle were seen in C3 and thereafter decreased at lower levels. Height and length of lamina progressively increased from C3 to C7. The spinous process length was greatest at C7. The height of pedicle, superior and inferior articular processes decreased towards the lower cervical level.
Arthi Ganapathy
JCDR Research and Publications
A 21-week-old still born female fetus with occipital encepholocele, cleft lip and cleft palate was received from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry and was studied in detail. It was born to Primigravida, of a second degree consanguineous marriage, with unremarkable family history. The biometric measurements were noted which corresponded to the age of the fetus. Further the fetus was embalmed and dissected. On examination an encephalocele of 2.7×1.5 cm was seen in the occipital region with a midline defect in the occipital bone and herniated brain tissue. Other anomalies observed were right unilateral cleft lip, right cleft palate, and bilateral syndactyly of the lower limbs and associated Congenital Talipus Equino Varus of the right foot. Other internal organs were developed appropriate for the age of the fetus.
Mary Hydrina D'Silva, Anbalagan J SudhaRao, Rijied T Swer, and T. Sadeesh
Medknow
Abstract Congenital absence of kidney, unilateral or bilateral, is reported to be 1:1000 and 1:10000 births respectively. Unilateral agenesis is an ultrasonagraphic finding in adult with compensatory hypertrophy of the solitary kidney. Renal agenesis is generally associated with genitourinary anomalies like defective Mullerian duct, unilateral/bilateral absence or hypoplasia of seminal vesicle, vas deferens and adrenal agenesis. Unilateral agenesis is also reported to occur in X-linked Kallmann's syndrome. The present case is of a 33 weeks old male fetus medically terminated on the basis of ultrasonagraphy report of anhydraminos and suspected bilateral renal agenesis. Autopsy findings showed left unilateral agenesis, with dilation of the pelvic part of ureter and cryptorchidism on the same side. A study on microstructure of kidney, ureter, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, testes and suprarenal were carried out to observe the structural details.