Sutter metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty in rheumatoid patients

Abstract Swanson silastic arthroplasty, introduced by Alfred Swanson in the late sixties, has long been the treatment of choice for metacarpophalangeal (MCP) arthroplasty in cases of rheumatoid arthritis. Silastic implant arthroplasty has a significant role in the reconstruction of eroded MCP joint...

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Main Author: Parkkila, T. (Timo)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2007
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514284151
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