Volar plate arthroplasty of the thumb interphalangeal joint.
The fibrocartilaginous volar plate of the thumb interphalangeal joint is anatomically quite similar to the volar plate of the digital proximal interphalangeal joint. Due to this similarity, Eaton's technique of volar plate arthroplasty may also be utilized in fracture-dislocations of the thumb interphalangeal joint.
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Clinical Science Center, Madison 53792, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome