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. 1980 May;5(3):260-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(80)80011-6.

Volar plate arthroplasty of the proximal interphalangeal joint: a review of ten years' experience

R G Eaton, M M Malerich

Volar plate arthroplasty of the proximal interphalangeal joint: a review of ten years' experience

R G Eaton et al. J Hand Surg Am. 1980 May.

Abstract

In 10 years 24 patients had a volar plate advancement arthroplasty for acute or chronic fracture dislocations of the proximal interphalangal joint. Seven were done within 6 weeks of injury, 17 at 6 weeks to 2 years following injury. Final ranges of motion averaged 95 degrees for the former and 78 degrees for the latter group. Radiographs frequently demonstrated a marked remodeling of the disrupted contour of the joint surface of the middle phalanx.

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