title: [Long-term results of finger joint endoprostheses of the "St. Georg" model].
abstract: Long-term results of 100 cemented finger joint replacements (endoprosthesis) of the "St. Georg" design are presented. Good reduction in pain and swelling was noted. There was only a little improvement in motion of the replaced metacarpophalangeal joint, but more in the proximal interphalangeal joint; the latter decreasing from radial to ulnar. Approximately one half of the preoperative ulnar deviation was corrected. Mechanical failures occurred in approximately 30% of the implants. Without changing the design, this demanding technique cannot be recommended routinely.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädischen Abteilung, Rheumaklinik Bad Bramstedt GmbH, Bad Bramstedt/Hotstein.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bontemps
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tillmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
vernacular_title: Langzeitergebnisse totaler Fingergelenkendoprothesen Modell "St. Georg".