00892nam a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260006600042653001200108653001300120653003100133653001300164100001800177700001000195245009000205300000900295520041800304       1999                            d  bInternational Federation of Anti-Leprosy AssociationsaLondon10aSurgery10aReferral10aPerson affected by leprosy10aEnglish 1 aCommission IM1 aILEP 00aILEP Technical Bulletin 15 : Guidelines for identifying patients for referral surgery  a2 p.3 a<p>These guidelines are designed for programme managers as a framework for training their staff in identifying individual patients affected by leprosy, who would benefit from reconstructive surgery or other forms of surgery. It is important that centres doing reconstructive surgery in leprosy liaise with field workers in developing local criteria and arrangements for the referral of appropriate patients.</p>