01030nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002800055653002600083653001100109653001200120653001600132653000900148100001500157245007900172300001000251490000700261050001700268520051300285022001400798       2006                            d  c2006 Aug10aBiomechanical Phenomena10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aleprosy10aOrthopedics10aPain1 aBanerjee A00aPaul Brand (1914-2003): the surgeon who recognized the importance of pain.  a136-90 v14  aBANERJEE20063 a<p>Paul Brand was a leading contributor to the study of leprosy, a disease that is a major scourge of the developing world. In the course of his analysis of the deformity associated with leprosy he began to realize the importance of pain as a protective mechanism for which all should be grateful. His studies of biomechanics followed from his analyses of tendon function. Brand's work on leprosy was subsequently extended to other important conditions including diabetes mellitus and spinal cord injury.</p>  a0967-7720