01505nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001000080653002600090653000900116653001100125653000900136653001100145653001000156653000800166653001200174653000900186653001600195653002900211653002100240100001600261700001300277700001600290700001600306700001700322245010300339300001100442490000700453050003200460520062500492022001401117       1981                            d  c1981 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aEpidemiologic Methods10aFace10aFemale10aHand10aHumans10aIndia10aLeg10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNeurosurgical Procedures10aSurgery, Plastic1 aJesudasan S1 aJohn S P1 aJesudasan K1 aChristian M1 aFritschi E P00aAn analysis into the trends of reconstructive surgery in Gudiyatham Taluk, a leprosy control area.  a213-200 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The trends in Reconstructive Surgery in Gudiyatham Taluk, an area where an effective Leprosy Control Programme has been in progress since 1963, were analysed. Over the years 1962-79, it is shown that there is a decline in the number of Reconstructive surgical operations in Karigiri, on patients from the Control area, even though the new case detection rate and the total number of operations from both control and non-control areas remained high. The decline in the number of Reconstructive Surgery on patients from a Control area, provides a reliable index to judge the efficacy of a Leprosy Control Programme.</p>  a0024-1024