Surface replacement arthroplasty of the proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints: The current state

Surface replacement arthroplasty for proximal interphalangeal joint and metacarpophalangeal joints are becoming popular. Low profile, anatomically designed implants limit the amount of bone removed but need preservation of the collateral ligaments. Pyrocarbon and cobalt-chrome stemmed unconstrained...

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Main Authors: Harvinder Singh, Joseph J. Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2011-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699508