01251nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001500058653001000073653001100083653001100094653001200105653000900117653001200126653002300138653002800161653002200189653001900211653001400230653001300244100001600257700001600273700001800289700002200307700001300329700001300342245005000355300001200405490000800417520046200425022001400887       1991                            d  c1991 Nov 1610aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMuscles10aNerve Regeneration10aNervous System Diseases10aPeripheral nerves10aPilot Projects10aSensation10aSweating1 aPereira J H1 aPalande D D1 aSubramanian A1 aNarayanakumar T S1 aCurtis J1 aTurk J L00aDenatured autologous muscle graft in leprosy.  a1239-400 v3383 a<p>Autologous muscle grafts were used to repair 12 mixed peripheral nerves (9 posterior tibial, 3 median) in 10 patients with leprosy who had total anaesthesia and analgesia of the area supplied by the nerve. Postoperatively, 7 patients reported improved sensation in the foot or hand, with a return of vibration sense and joint position sense in 11 and of perception of a 10 g pin in 5; the ability to sweat in the affected area was also restored in 7.</p>  a0140-6736