Distal interphalangeal joint flexible implant arthroplasty.
Twenty-one osteoarthritic distal interphalangeal joints in 13 patients were treated by flexible implant arthroplasty. Follow-up to 5 years showed results that were good to excellent, with only one complication, and a high degree of patient satisfaction. The procedure should be considered a good alternative to the more traditional distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis.
Hand Management Center of Western Connecticut, Danbury.
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D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants