01065nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002100059653001100080653001200091653002100103653002100124100001700145245007600162300001100238490000700249050003200256520055700288022001400845       2003                            d  c2003 Oct-Dec10aHand Deformities10aHumans10aleprosy10aMuscle, Skeletal10aSurgery, Plastic1 aMalaviya G N00aPalmaris longus--a muscle with multiple uses in leprosy-affected hands.  a327-340 v75  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The present paper reviews the anatomy of palmaris longus muscle and also the situations where palmaris longus muscle has been used as an independent motor or as a donor of tendon graft material. Its relevance in leprosy-affected hands is also discussed because the muscle is usually spared in hand palsies consequent to leprotic neural damage. The advantages and disadvantages of its use in different operative procedures have been analyzed. The author's experience with this muscle in the correction of hand deformities in leprosy is described.</p>  a0254-9395