title: Long-term results from metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty.
abstract: The authors have been using Swanson's prostheses for MP joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis since 1968. After thirteen years of experience, they present an analysis of these prostheses from a clinical and radiological point of view. 88 joints replacements in 20 patients are reviewed. These operations were performed between 1968 and 1976. The average follow-up is nine years. The authors compare their results with those obtained in a previous study made in 1975. They show that a replacement arthroplasty with a Swanson type prosthesis, imparts considerable benefits to the patient in the form of complete disappearance of pain, improvement in function, and a more normal looking hand, in spite of radiologic deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstructive, CHUV, Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Poulenas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simonetta
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Egloff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome