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  • Title: Hand function following Silastic arthroplasty of the metacarpophalangeal joints in the rheumatoid hand.
    Author: Rothwell AG, Cragg KJ, O'Neill LB.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Br; 1997 Feb; 22(1):90-3. PubMed ID: 9061536.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-one consecutive rheumatoid patients (23 hands, 92 joints) who underwent Silastic metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty between 1989 and 1993 had the 33-task Baltimore quantitative upper extremity function test prior to surgery and then repeated at intervals from 6 weeks to 1 year for all 23 hands and 3 to 4 years for 14 of the hands. In addition all hands had goniometer measurement of active range of finger joint motion and ulnar drift at each assessment. The average preoperative score was 71 improving rapidly to 89 at 6 weeks, to 91 at 1 year and 92 at 3 to 4 years. Most improvement occurred in functions requiring pinch span or hook grip and could be attributed largely to correction of ulnar drift and the change of metacarpophalangeal arc of motion. These results confirm that the Silastic metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty significantly improves hand function and that the improvement is maintained over a 3- to 4-year period.
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