Median nerve palsy following claw finger correction in leprosy: effect of M. leprae or a consequence of surgery.
Indian J Lepr
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2002 Jul-Sep; 74(3): 217-20
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Median nerve palsy, though not a frequent occurrence after claw finger correction, does exist as a post-operative complication after claw finger correction. A retrospective study was carried out to examine the occurrence of post-operative median palsy, in cases of isolated ulnar palsy, where the transferred motor tendon was routed through the carpal tunnel. We noted that six patients developed median nerve palsy following claw finger correction. Median palsy developed at different times after surgery--the "early onset" type developing within three weeks post-operatively, "reactional" type developed when patient was undergoing physiotherapy exercises and learning to use the transfer and "delayed insidious" type presenting six months or more after operation. We could not succeed to get the true prevalence of such occurrences because all the operated hands could not be re-examined.
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Assunto principal:
Paralisia
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Transferência Tendinosa
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Deformidades Adquiridas da Mão
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Adolescente
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Adulto
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Procedimentos Ortopédicos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Lepr
Assunto da revista:
Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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