A comparative study of outcome between the Neuflex and Swanson metacarpophalangeal joint replacements

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-7

  Delaney, R ^a   Trail, I A ^a   Nuttall, D ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MCP joint replacement; Neuflex; Rheumatoid arthritis; Swanson

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11244252822     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.10.013     Document Type: Article

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