01295nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001100061653002200072653000900094653003100103653001100134653001200145653000900157653001200166653001600178653002000194653001400214653001200228100001400240245010000254300001000354490000600364520062100370022001400991       1985                            d  c198510aAdult10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aHand10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMethods10aMiddle Aged10aPalliative Care10aParalysis10aTendons1 aOberlin C00aZancolli's "lasso" operation in intrinsic palsy of leprous origin. A study of twenty-six cases.  a22-300 v43 a<p>Twenty-six cases of Zancolli's "lasso" procedure are presented. They were part of a series of 122 operations performed for leprosy in Central Africa. Nineteen cases with a follow-up of more than 6 months were reviewed. Fifteen of these patients had good or very good results. When claw hand deformities are supple, one flexor superficialis tendon may be used for two fingers; when the fingers are partially stiff, one tendon for each finger should be used. The "lasso" procedure is simple and the results are satisfactory, particularly in this series of patients who did not follow any rehabilitation program.</p>  a0753-9053