title: Claw-toes correction: personal technique.
abstract: Claw-toes deformity is quite common in leprosy because the Posterior Tibial nerve, the nerve supplying the intrinsics of the toes, is often affected. The authors present the details of technique standardized by them for correction of claw-toes of grade 1 and 2. This technique has been successfully used in 485 toes (144 patients).
authors.affiliation: Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Vimala Dermatological Centre, Yari Road, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai-400 061, India. salafia90@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salafia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D037801:Hammer Toe Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D058971:Tenotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome