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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2006; 10(1): 064-078
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934217
Copyright © 2006 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Small Joint Arthroplasty

Amy Rosen Lecomte1 , 3 , Samrendu K. Singh2 , 3 , Brian Fitzgerald2 , 3 , Barbara N. Weissman1 , 3
  • 1Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2Department of Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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03 March 2006 (online)

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ABSTRACT

There is little published on the radiology of small joint arthroplasty when compared with the commonly performed hip or knee replacement. The types of joint replacement, their clinical efficacy, and the expected radiographic appearances are reviewed for each of these upper and lower extremity joints. Potential complications and their radiographic appearances are presented.

KEYWORDS

Silastic - silicone - total elbow arthroplasty - wrist arthroplasty - ankle arthroplasty - finger arthroplasty - metatarsophalangeal arthroplasty - hallux arthroplasty

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