01014nas a2200241 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653003000067653003100097653001100128653001200139653002500151653002500176653002900201653002200230100001400252245004300266300001000309490000700319520043200326022001400758 2009 d c2009 Oct10aAnimals10aCombined Modality Therapy10aEmergency Medical Services10aHumans10aleprosy10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aNeurosurgical Procedures10aPeripheral nerves1 aRedondo A00a[Peripheral nerve surgery in leprosy]. a421-60 v553 a

Leprosy has nearly disappeared in France but continues to affect two million patients in the world. Involvement of the peripheral nerve must be identified and requires surgical treatment, which can provide good results for pain and function. The author reviews the most frequently affected peripheral nerves and reports her personal series, with surgery performed concomitantly with the medical treatment of the disease.

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