Ceramic trapezio-metacarpal arthroplasty: Probably half is better than full
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Silicone arthroplasty of the trapezio-metacarpal joint.
a procedure characterised by simple excision of the trapezium (Gervis 1949). This procedure does not restore the trapezio-metacarpal joint, but rather creates a gap between the articular surfaces of the metacarpal and the scaphoid bones. Recently Swanson described a new technique, in which the trapezium was replaced by a silicone implant. Reports of the early results ofhis method and some techn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0976-5662
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2016.06.004