title: [About a short series of Swanson arthroplasty].
abstract: The authors report a series of 12 patients who underwent digital arthroplasty using a swanson implant. Six patients had the sequellae of an injured hand, and the other six patients had rheumatoid arthritis. The majority of patients were men with an average age of 33 years. The patients were examined again about 4 years later on average. The lateral stability of the operated finger was considered to be satisfactory in 11 cases. The mean movement gain was 40 degrees. There was no sign of silicone particle synovitis, because it was fixed arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique et réparatrice, Institut Kassab.
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maalla
authors.forename: Hichem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charfi
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daghfous
authors.forename: Khélil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ennouri
authors.forename: Sayed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baccari
authors.forename: Lamjed
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarhouni
authors.forename: Hichem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D016896:Treatment Outcome