| Title | Revision metacarpophalangeal joint replacement 30 years after primary swanson flexible silicone implant arthroplasty in a rheumatoid patient: a case report. | | Author(s) | Arai K, Ishikawa H, Murai T, Fujisawa J, Endo N | | Institution | Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. katsu@med.niigata-u.ac.jp. | | Source | Hand Surg 2009; 14(1):25-9. | | Abstract | We report a case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing revision surgery 30 years after primary metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty using a Swanson implant. Removal and replacement of the implant were successfully performed, and the patient was satisfied with the revision surgery. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19598318 |
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