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REVISION METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT REPLACEMENT 30 YEARS AFTER PRIMARY SWANSON FLEXIBLE SILICONE IMPLANT ARTHROPLASTY IN A RHEUMATOID PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Katsumitsu Arai, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Asahimachi-dori 1-757, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. Tel: (+81) 25-227-2272, Fax: (+81) 25-227-0782.

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Hajime Ishikawa

Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Niigata 957-0054, Japan

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Takehiro Murai

Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan

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Junichi Fujisawa

Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan

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Naoto Endo

Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810409004128Cited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We report a case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing revision surgery 30 years after primary metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty using a Swanson implant. Removal and replacement of the implant were successfully performed, and the patient was satisfied with the revision surgery.

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