TY - JOUR KW - Fingers KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Paralysis KW - Physical Therapy Modalities KW - Postoperative Care KW - Preoperative Care AU - Fritschi E AU - Hamilton J AU - James J H AB -

This paper describes a simple method of assessing the constituent features of flexion deformities of the proximal interphalangeal joints in Hansen's disease, and a simple operation to correct the anterior displacement of the lateral band and the associated contractures.

BT - The Hand C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1261894?dopt=Abstract DA - 1976 Feb IS - 1 J2 - Hand LA - eng N2 -

This paper describes a simple method of assessing the constituent features of flexion deformities of the proximal interphalangeal joints in Hansen's disease, and a simple operation to correct the anterior displacement of the lateral band and the associated contractures.

PY - 1976 SP - 22 EP - 31 T2 - The Hand TI - Repair of the dorsal apparatus of the finger. VL - 8 SN - 0072-968X ER -