01482nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001000080653003200090653001100122653001200133653000900145653003100154653001100185653001200196653000900208653001600217653001200233653002600245100001700271700001700288700001700305245010700322300001100429490000700440050003200447520065100479022001401130       1983                            d  c1983 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aEvaluation Studies as Topic10aFemale10aFingers10aHand10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMuscles10aRetrospective Studies1 aRosi Reddy N1 aKolumban S L1 aFritschi E P00aThe results of lumbrical replacement by extensor to flexor many tail operation--a retrospective study.  a539-460 v55  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A follow-up study was carried out on sixty one (61) leprosy patients who had extensor to Flexor Many tail surgery at Schieffelin Leprosy Research and Training Centre, Karigiri from 1975 to 1976. After analysing the data, it was noticed that the amount of clawing reduced considerably. Secondly the over all assessment was good for 70% of the hands. But the deformities such as intrinsic plus, deviation of fingers, M.P. extension, Limitation, I.P. Flexion Limitation and loss of fingers showed an increase in number post-operatively when compared to the pre-operative deformities. The reasons for these effects are discussed in this paper.</p>  a0024-1024