01509nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001600074653001100090653002200101653003100123653001100154653002200165653001200187653000900199653001600208653001400224653002600238100001500264700002100279700001400300245011600314856005900430300001100489490000700500050003200507520061800539022001401157       1996                            d  c1996 Jun10aAdult10aAged10aArthrodesis10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aJoint Instability10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrognosis10aRetrospective Studies1 aEbenezer M1 aPartheebarajan S1 aSolomon S00aLong-term follow-up of joint stabilization procedures in the treatment of fixed deformities of feet in leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1996/v67n2/pdf/v67n2a05.pdf  a126-340 v67  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>This retrospective study of 52 patients, who underwent joint stabilization procedures for static deformities of the feet in leprosy between 1971 and 1985, was undertaken to asses the long-term results of joint stabilization of feet for fixed deformities in leprosy. The main purpose of joint stabilization is to make the feet plantigrade for weight bearing and to make the wearing of footwear possible. Deformities corrected include varus, equinus and equinovarus. Chronic ulceration occurs repeatedly if these deformities are not corrected and leads to inevitable bone destruction and eventual amputation.</p>  a0305-7518