TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Female
KW - Hand Deformities, Acquired
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Methods
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Postoperative Care
AU - Lakhan Pal V P
AU - Yadav S S
AU - Nair M N
AB - <p>32 hands in 31 known cases of leprosy were operated using the Paul-Brand technique for the intrinsic minus deformity. 29 hands revealed good results whereas remaining 3 also had definite improvement in their function and cosmesis. Bunnel's opponens plasty was performed in 7 cases to restore back the power of opponens in the thumb. Meticulous pre and postoperative management proved to be very necessary.</p>
BT - Leprosy in India
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/480912?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1979 Apr
IS - 2
J2 - Lepr India
LA - eng
N2 - <p>32 hands in 31 known cases of leprosy were operated using the Paul-Brand technique for the intrinsic minus deformity. 29 hands revealed good results whereas remaining 3 also had definite improvement in their function and cosmesis. Bunnel's opponens plasty was performed in 7 cases to restore back the power of opponens in the thumb. Meticulous pre and postoperative management proved to be very necessary.</p>
PY - 1979
SP - 213
EP - 7
T2 - Leprosy in India
TI - Reconstructive surgery of claw hand in leprosy.
VL - 51
SN - 0024-1024
ER -