01527nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001400042653001500056653001000071653001600081653001600097653002100113653002100134653001100155653001100166653001200177653001500189653000900204653001900213653001600232653002000248653002200268653002600290653002200316100002100338700002500359700002000384700002100404245005800425300000900483490000700492520064000499022001401139       2000                            d  c2000-200110aAdolescent10aAdult10aDebridement10aDenervation10aDisabled Persons10aEndemic Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMadagascar10aMale10aMass Screening10aMiddle Aged10aPalliative Care10aPatient Selection10aRetrospective Studies10aTreatment Outcome1 aRazafimalala F C1 aRakotondramarina D B1 aRazafitsalama C1 aRandimbiarisoa A00a[Leprosy surgery: retrospective study in Madagascar].  a25-80 v123 a<p>Leprosy is endemic in Madagascar and the diagnosis of leprosy is still done lately. Thus, many patients suffer from multiple and/or severe disabilities. Since a long time, many leprologists argue that surgery is necessary and useful in the treatment of these disabilities. We report the results of a retrospective study done in 25 patients reevaluated 2 to 7 years after surgery. Of these patients: 17 patients (68%) have success, 7 patients (28%) have a partial improvement and only 1 case (4%) had no benefit. These results are encouraging and suggest that surgery must be proposed more often to treat in leprosy disabilities.</p>  a0001-5938