MP joint arthroplasty provides pain relief, correction of deformities, and increased flexion force. The degree of active joint mobility will not be much improved, although the final arc of motion is usually displaced and changed to that of increased extension, which is more helpful for the ...
Joint replacement - Arthroplasty - Pyrolytic carbon - Metacarpophalangeal jointRheumatoid arthritis most commonly affects the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints of the hand. Pyrolytic carbon MCP arthroplasty has lately provided a new alternative in the treatment of these patients, but reports in the ...
of the nature of the soft tissue anatomy that defines the paths of the intrinsic muscles of the hand inserting into the extensor hood (also known as the dorsal expansion), this assumption may not be true for the intrinsic muscle moment arms at the Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joint. These...
Proponents of artificial hand joints have suggested that these protheses reduce pain, increase mobility and improve function compared with alternative treatments. Numerous total joint devices have been developed to reconstruct the MCP and PIP joints. However, regardless of design, these devices usually fa...
arthritis of the handfinger joint arthritismetacarpophalangeal arthroplastyfinger joint replacementIn this prospective controlled study we included 38 ELOGENICS? metacarpophalangeal protheses. Implantations were perfored in 28 rheumatoid arthritis patients and in 9 osteoarthritis patients (4 in primary ...