Leprosy: physical aids/appliances

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Leprosy: physical aids/appliances. The Leprosy Mission International. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This patient has wrist drop due to radial nerve damage and is wearing a support brace to correct this. There is also a visible claw hand impairment due to combined ulnar and median nerve involvement. It should be noted that a device of this kind may actually cause trauma to the anaesthetic limb and care must be taken to avoid this.

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