Posterior tibialis transfer for foot-drop due to leprosy: A case with 40 years follow up

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 450-452

  Qian, J G ^a   Yan, L B ^a   Li, W Z ^a   Zhang, G C ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Foot drop; Leprosy; Posterior tibialis transfer

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NEURITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PLANTAR ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCAR; SKIN SURFACE; TENDON TRANSFER; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; WALKING; WOUND DRESSING;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA;

EID: 3042591324     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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