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Treatment of trapeziometacarpal arthritis with silastic and metallic implant arthroplasty
1Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma Medical School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Hand Clinics
|August 2, 2001
Abstract:
Implant arthroplasty was once viewed as a feasible and effective trapeziometacarpal joint disease. Silastic implants are now used rarely because of concerns of implant failure and particulate synovitis. Metallic implants, including total joint prostheses and those utilizing a spacer concept, have been used with some success. Indications, technical consideration, and potential complications of these implants are discussed.
