[Differential therapeutic Approaches in the prosthetic Arthroplasty of Finger Joints]

Degenerative changes of the finger joints often lead to various surgical treatments such as arthrodesis or artificial joint replacement. There are a lot of surgical approaches for surgeons to choose from. The different approaches with their characteristic advantages and disadvantages during surgery and for the postoperative treatment should be selected and applied based on patient-, implant- and aftercare-specific indications. This article presents a short review of possible approaches and associated surgical techniques for finger joint replacement.