00882nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001200065653003100077653001100108653001200119653000900131653001500140653001600155653002000171653001000191100001200201700001200213245009300225300001000318490000600328520026800334022001400602       1979                            d  c1979 Sep10aAdult10aForearm10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMetacarpus10aMiddle Aged10aTendon Transfer10aThumb1 aBrown H1 aGetty P00aLeprosy and thumb reconstruction by opponensplasty or phalangizing the first metacarpal.  a432-80 v43 a<p>Two relatively simple procedures and can improve thumb function in leprosy (Hansen's disease): one provides opposition for the thumb by an indicis proprius transfer; the other provides grasp for the hand lacking digits by phalangizing the first metacarpal.</p>  a0363-5023