Reconstruction of the trapeziometacarpal joint in inflammatory joint disease using interposition of autologous tendon or poly-L-D-lactic acid implants: A prospective clinical trial

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-119

  Tiihonen, Raine P ^a,b   Skyttä, Eerik T ^c,d   Kaarela, Kalevi ^b   Ikävalko, Mikko ^b   Belt, Eero A ^b  

^a Pijt Hme Central Hospital   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c COXA Hospital for Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Inflammatory joint disease; Poly L D lactic acid (PLDLA) implant; Tendon interposition; Trapeziometacarpal joint

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDON TRANSFER; TRAPEZOID BONE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYMERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRAPEZOID BONE;

EID: 84859341572     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2012.669202     Document Type: Article

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