CORRELATION BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE CLINICAL RESULTS OF PATIENTS WITH LEPROSY WITH DROP FOOT AFTER TENDON TRANSFER

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the functional results of surgically correcting drop foot in patients with leprosy and compare their SALSA, Social Participation, and AOFAS score. Methods: Overall, 22 patients were subjected to posterior tibial tendon transfer via the subcutaneous route to the fo...

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Main Authors: Jose Carlos Cohen, Natália Coelho Rodrigues, Elifaz de Freitas Cabral, Silvana Teixeira de Miranda, Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha, Maria Katia Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2022-05-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522022000300200&lng=en&tlng=en