@article{12099,
  keywords = {Follow-Up Studies, Humans, leprosy, Median Nerve, Paralysis, Postoperative Complications, Tendon Transfer, Ulnar nerve},
  author = {Brandsma W and Brand P W},
  title = {Median nerve function after tendon transfer for ulnar paralysis.},
  abstract = {<p>This is a long term follow-up study of the median nerves of 128 leprosy patients who originally had pure ulnar palsy for which they had tendon transfers to correct claw hand. Of the thirty-one cases in which the carpal tunnel was not used as a pathway for tendon grafts, 16% developed median palsy in the subsequent years. Of the ninety-seven cases in which tendon grafts were passed through the carpal tunnel, 7% developed a transient median nerve palsy and 11% developed permanent median palsy. None of the median nerve palsies developed during the weeks or months of post-operative re-education or observation, but were noted at follow-up visits months or years later. It is concluded that the use of the carpal tunnel did not significantly affect the status of those high-risk median nerves in cases of leprosy.</p>},
  year = {1985},
  journal = {Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)},
  volume = {10},
  pages = {30-2},
  month = {1985 Feb},
  issn = {0266-7681},
  doi = {10.1016/s0266-7681(85)80010-3},
  language = {eng},
}