01223nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001100061653002200072653001100094653001200105653000900117653002100126653001600147653003100163100001700194700001300211245008200224300001000306490000600316520063300322022001400955       1994                            d  c199410aAdult10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMetatarsal Bones10aMiddle Aged10aNose Deformities, Acquired1 aMalaviya G N1 aHusain S00aSurgical correction of saddle nose deformity in leprosy--one stage procedure.  a76-820 v93 a<p>In twenty-four leprosy patients having mild to moderate nasal deformity, a corticoperiosteal bone graft obtained from second metatarsal bone was placed in a pocket created between the lining and cover of the nose. The cases were evaluated later, mean follow-up period being 4 1/2 years. The results were satisfactory in 13 patients. Improved shape was reported in 7 and poor in 3. The bone graft got incorporated and consolidated at the recipient site in 16 cases. The main donor site problem was overriding of the donor toe. The operated cases need health education for after-care of nose since nasal mucosa is atrophic.</p>  a0001-5938