Publications by authors named "Jarallah M Albahlal"

Article Synopsis
  • A 14-year-old boy sustained simultaneous avulsion fractures in the distal phalanges of three fingers while playing football, due to a forced passive flexion injury.
  • Initial treatment involved a splint, but after one week, surgical fixation was performed using the K-wire extension block method due to the patient's discomfort.
  • Three months post-surgery, the outcomes for the finger joints were assessed as "Excellent" and "Good," emphasizing the need for timely diagnosis and management of mallet finger injuries in children to avoid complications.
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To assess the primary healthcare physicians' adherence to referral guidelines for acute low back pain and if there is any association with experience level.  Methods: A cross-sectional study held in Tertiary care hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Questionnaires were distributed in-person between October 2017 and January 2018 among 100 primary healthcare physicians, with a 79% response rate.

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Objectives: To investigate tear ferning (TF) test repeatability between sessions by observing changes in the tear fern pattern during the day.

Methods: Twenty-three healthy young adults (15 men and 8 women), ranging in age from 20 to 32 years (mean ± SD: 22.9 ± 3.

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