01835nas a2200409   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653001000093653001900103653001500122653002600137653002100163653001100184653000900195653001800204653000900222653001100231653001200242653000900254653001600263653001600279653001700295653001600312100001500328700001500343700001100358700001100369245010900380300001000489490000700499050003200506520087300538022001401411       1992                            d  c1992 Jan-Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAging10aBone and Bones10aBone Cysts10aDisability Evaluation10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aFoot10aFoot Diseases10aHand10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOccupations10aOsteoporosis10aRadiography1 aThappa D M1 aSharma V K1 aKaur S1 aSuri S00aRadiological changes in hands and feet in disabled leprosy patients: a clinico-radiological correlation.  a58-660 v64  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Seventy-six consecutive leprosy patients with disabilities were subjected to radiological examination of hands and feet, and bone changes were found in 63 of them (82.9%). Specific, nonspecific and osteoporotic bone changes were observed in 22.4%, 78.9% and 28.9% of cases respectively. Bone cysts (10.5%), subarticular erosions (10.5%) and enlargement of nutrient foramina (5.3%) were the common specific bone changes whereas bone absorptive changes (59.2%), soft tissue changes (39.5%) and concentric absorption (39.5%) were the most frequent nonspecific bone changes. Specific bone changes were more common in older patients (age 40 years) and nonspecific bone changes correlated with duration of disease, duration of deformity, and disability index. Osteoporotic bone changes were found to be affected by ageing and severity of disability of hands and feet.</p>  a0254-9395