Small Joint Arthroplasty

Amy Rosen Lecomte; Samrendu K. Singh; Brian Fitzgerald; Barbara N. Weissman

doi:10.1055/s-2006-934217

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2006; 10(1): 064-078
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934217

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

Abstract

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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