TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - Disability
KW - Bone changes
KW - India
AU - Kumar WR
AU - Kothari S
AU - Swamy M
AB - India has eradicated leprosy as per WHO norms but the cases with residual deformities will persist for long. With this
idea, a study was undertaken on consecutive 70 patients coming to the outpatient section of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Department of Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi to study various deformities and bony changes. All the
patients were leprosy cured but attending hospital for their deformities only. Specific bony changes were seen in multibacillary
patients, while the non-specific and osteoporotic changes were seen in all types of patients. Patients appeared
more willing to get the deformities treated than hiding the same from the society.
BT - Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
IS - 1
LA - eng
N2 - India has eradicated leprosy as per WHO norms but the cases with residual deformities will persist for long. With this
idea, a study was undertaken on consecutive 70 patients coming to the outpatient section of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Department of Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi to study various deformities and bony changes. All the
patients were leprosy cured but attending hospital for their deformities only. Specific bony changes were seen in multibacillary
patients, while the non-specific and osteoporotic changes were seen in all types of patients. Patients appeared
more willing to get the deformities treated than hiding the same from the society.
PY - 2014
SP - 13
EP - 17
T2 - Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
TI - Deformities and Bony Changes in Leprosy
UR - http://www.ijpmr.com/IJPMR1403/bonelep.pdf
VL - 25
ER -