01478nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001900080653001100099653001700110653003100127653001100158653001200169653000900181653003000190653001600220653003100236653002500267653002600292653002000318653002200338100002200360245008800382300001200470490000700482520064900489022001401138       2008                            d  c2008 Aug10aAdolescent10aAdult10aCohort Studies10aFemale10aFinger Joint10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMetacarpophalangeal Joint10aMiddle Aged10aRange of Motion, Articular10aRecovery of Function10aRetrospective Studies10aTendon Transfer10aTreatment Outcome1 aNarayanakumar T S00aClaw-finger correction in leprosy using half of the flexor digitorum superficialis.  a494-5000 v333 a<p>The commonest paralytic deformity in leprosy is the claw deformity of the fingers. Many surgical procedures have been described and are practiced to correct this deformity, but none is free from complications. A modification of the Zancolli lasso operation in which only half of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon of the middle finger was used as the motor is described and a comparative study of this and the conventional procedure was carried out in 70 hands in 70 patients. The results suggest that the modification is technically simpler, with comparable results to those of the conventional procedure and fewer complications.</p>  a1753-1934