Functional and patient-reported outcomes of the Swanson metacarpo-phalangeal arthroplasty in the rheumatoid hand

INTRODUCTION: Replacement of the metacarpo-phalangeal joints (MCPJ) with silastic Swanson’s implants can help decrease pain, stiffness and allow for improved function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is a lack of patient reported outcome measure (PROM) studies assessing the efficacy of this proce...

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Autores principales: Elherik, Firas K., Dolan, Sean, Antrum, John, Unglaub, Frank, Howie, Colin R., Breusch, Steffen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Materias:
Handsurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5401705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28337536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-017-2675-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5401705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28337536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-017-2675-1

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