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Basal joint implant arthroplasty in osteoarthritis. Indications, techniques, pitfalls, and problems
1University of Rochester Medical Center, New York.
Hand Clinics
|November 1, 1987
Abstract:
Implant arthroplasty is a valuable surgical procedure for some patients with basal joint arthritis of the thumb. Those patients for whom it seems to be the most useful are the low-demand osteoarthritic and the rheumatoid. Should this type of arthroplasty be selected, the associated soft tissue reconstruction is of paramount importance in determining the success of the surgical effort.