title: The use of silicone rubber implant arthroplasty in treatment of true symphalangism.
abstract: In four patients with true symphalangism, in which the fingers were of normal or nearly normal length and active flexion of the distal interphalangeal joints was present, silicone rubber implants were inserted in the proximal interphalangeal joint areas of the middle fingers. Fifty degree of motion resulted.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D011859:Radiography; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers