Is it useful to replace the proximal interphalangeal joint at the index finger? Analysis of prospective 5-year outcomes

Abstract

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Milone

Klifto

Hacquebord

JH.

Prosthetic arthroplasty of proximal interphalangeal joints for treatment of osteoarthritis and posttraumatic arthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the three ulnar digits with the index finger. Hand (NY). 2019, 14: 658–63.

Reischenböck

Marks

Herren

Schindele

Surface replacing arthroplasty of the proximal interphalangeal joint using the CapFlex-PIP implant: a prospective study with 5-year outcomes. J Hand Surg Eur. 2021, 46: 496–503.

Richards

Ingham

Russell

Newington

The long-term results of proximal interphalangeal joint arthroplasty of the osteoarthritic index finger. Hand (NY). 2022, 17: 266–70.

Vitale

Fruth

Rizzo

Moran

Kakar

Prosthetic arthroplasty versus arthrodesis for osteoarthritis and posttraumatic arthritis of the index finger proximal interphalangeal joint. J Hand Surg Am. 2015, 40: 1937–48.