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SUBMITTER: Lans J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283101 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lans Jonathan J Notermans Bo J W BJW Germawi Lazin L Lee Hang H Jupiter Jesse B JB Chen Neal C NC
Hand (New York, N.Y.) 20190806 4
<b>Background:</b> Silicone proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint arthroplasty has a high revision rate. It has been suggested that persistent ulnar deviation and joint instability influence the durability of PIP silicone arthroplasties. The goal of this study was to evaluate what factors are associated with reoperation after silicone PIP arthroplasty. <b>Methods:</b> We retrospectively evaluated all adult patients who underwent PIP silicone arthroplasty between 2002 and 2016 at one institutional ...[more]