Degree of disability, pain levels, muscle strength, and electromyographic function in patients with Hansen's disease with common peroneal nerve damage

Degree of disability, pain levels, muscle strength, and electromyographic function in patients with Hansen's disease with common peroneal nerve damage

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the degree of disability, pain levels, muscle strength, and electromyographic function (RMS) in individuals with leprosy. METHODS: We assessed 29 individuals with leprosy showing common peroneal nerve damage and grade 1 or 2 disability who were referred for physiot...

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Main Authors: Larissa Sales Téles Véras, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Danielli Braga de Mello, José Adail Fonseca de Castro, Vicente Lima, Kelson Nonato Gomes da Silva, Alexis Trott, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Grau de incapacidade
Eletromiografia
Força muscular
Dor
Nervo fibular
Hanseníase
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000300018&lng=en&tlng=en

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