title: Sequential infection of silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasties resulting from skin breakdown.
abstract: We report a case of late multiple infected metacarpophalangeal silicone implants in a patient who had had replacement arthroplasty for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The patient had done well for 10 years after metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty when an implant infection developed. Over the next 4 years the remaining three implants on her dominant extremity also became infected necessitating their removal. The origin of the infections is thought to be the result of excessive and improper usage of the hand.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golz
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuschner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gellman
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012828:Silicones; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones