Metacarpo-phalangeal joint replacement with a new prosthesis: description and preliminary results of treatment with the Helal flap joint.
A new prosthesis for the metcarpo-phalangeal joint is presented. Its advantageous design features and the early results following its use suggest that it is of value in treating the painful, stiff and ulnar deviated metacarpo-phalangeal joint in the rheumatoid hand.
Department of Orthopaedics, London Hospital, Whitechapel.
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Levack
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Stewart
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Flierenga
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Helal
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013524:Surgical Flaps