Repair of the proximal interphalangeal joint with a homograft.
We describe the delayed reconstruction of a destroyed proximal interphalangeal joint by implantation of a partial articular homograft in a 17-year-old boy. One year after the operation the joint is painless and has a normal range of motion.
Bury
T F
TF
Department of Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Stassen
L P
LP
van der Werken
C
C
D000293:Adolescent; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000637:transplantation*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous