Median nerve palsy following claw finger correction in leprosy: Effect of M. Leprae or a consequence of surgery

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-220

  Malaviya, G N ^a  

^a Institute for Leprosy   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEPROSY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON TRANSFER; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0036629959     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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