Ten-year follow-up of silicone arthroplasty of the metacarpophialangeal joints in rheumatoid hands

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 433-438

  Schmidt, Klaus ^a   Willburger, Roland E ^b   Miehlke, Rolf K ^b   Witt, Kai ^b  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Long term results; Metacarpophalangeal joints; Rheumatoid arthritis; Silastic arthroplasty; Silicone spacer

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032752696     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319950159163     Document Type: Article

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