01296nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653001000096653001100106653001200117653002200129653001100151653001200162653000900174653001200183653001600195653001300211653001200224653002200236653001400258653003200272653002000304653001000324653001600334100001600350245007400366300001100440490000700451520045000458022001400908       1975                            d  c1975 Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aArthrodesis10aChild10aFemale10aFingers10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMethods10aMiddle Aged10aMovement10aMuscles10aMuscular Diseases10aParalysis10aPostoperative Complications10aTendon Transfer10aThumb10aWrist Joint1 aPalande D D00aOpponensplasty in intrinsic-muscle paralysis of the thumb in leprosy.  a489-930 v573 a<p>For eighty-six cases of leprous paralysis of the intrinsic muscles of the hand, a modified Bunnell opponensplasty (transfer of a finger flexor) was done. Good results were seen in eighteen and fair results in sixty-three. The five poor results occurred because of infection, weakness, or deformity. Adjuvant procedures, as needed, were interphalangeal arthrodeis of the thumb, capsulorrhaphy of the wrist, and additional tendon transfers.</p>  a0021-9355