Survival and complications are similar after Swanson and Sutter implant replacement of metacarpophalangeal joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-53

  Parkkila, Timo J ^a   Belt, Eero A ^a   Hakala, Markku ^a   Kautiainen, Hannu J ^a   Leppilahti, Juhana ^b  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Metacarpophalangeal joint; Prospective study; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sutter implant; Swanson implant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SILICONES;

EID: 31544441960     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500327753     Document Type: Article

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