Arthroplasty of the metacarpophalangeal joints with use of silicone-rubber implants in patients who have rheumatoid arthritis. Long-term results.
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 75 (1) , 3-12
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199301000-00002
Abstract
The long-term results of 144 arthroplasties of the metacarpophalangeal joints, with use of silicone-rubber implants, were reviewed for twenty-seven patients (thirty-six hands) who had rheumatoid arthritis. The operations were all performed or supervised by the same surgeon. All patients hadKeywords
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