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SILICONE ARTHROPLASTY OF THE TRAPEZIO-METACARPAL JOINT

Isidor Kessler 1

1 Hand Surgery Unit, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot; Israel

1. A review of seventeen patients who underwent silicone arthroplasty of the trapezio-metacarpal joint by prosthetic replacement of the base of the first metacarpal is reported.

2. Eighteen operations were performed and observed for periods varying from two to five years.

3. The technique of operation and the criteria for the assessment of results are discussed.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General