title: Correction of claw fingers in leprosy--current status.
abstract: The operative procedures available for correction of claw fingers have been classified according to the principles involved in correction. The relative merits and demerits of the procedure have been briefly mentioned and an attempt has been made to define proper indications of these procedures.
authors.affiliation: Central Jalma Institute for Leprosy, Agra, India.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Malaviya
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000473:pathology