TY - JOUR KW - Fingers KW - Hand Deformities, Acquired KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Motor Skills KW - Tendon Transfer AU - Shah A AB -

A new one stage approach for the correction of total claw hand in leprosy has been described using multiple superficialis motor for opponens and lumbrical replacement. Five cases have been operated with good results by this technique. The operative technique is described, advantages and precautions discussed.

BT - Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6512364?dopt=Abstract DA - 1984 Oct DO - 10.1016/0266-7681(84)90044-5 IS - 3 J2 - J Hand Surg Br LA - eng N2 -

A new one stage approach for the correction of total claw hand in leprosy has been described using multiple superficialis motor for opponens and lumbrical replacement. Five cases have been operated with good results by this technique. The operative technique is described, advantages and precautions discussed.

PY - 1984 SP - 285 EP - 8 T2 - Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) TI - Multiple superficialis motor for opponens and lumbrical replacement: one stage correction of leprous claw hand. VL - 9 SN - 0266-7681 ER -