Experience with silastic prostheses in rheumatoid hands.
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Use of silicone rubber ('Silastic') prostheses for the replacement of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints in rheumatoid arthritis was advocated by Swanson (1969), who considered the overall results of the operation superior to that of all previous surgical techniques. This report presents results of a short-term followup of twelve patients who had silastic MCP implants. Three subjects had joint replacements in both hands, nine in one hand; a total of 48 MCP joints were replaced in fifteen hands. All the operations were carried out by J. V. J.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 31 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1972