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Perichondrial Arthroplasty Incorporating Costal CartilageFrom the Department of Plastic Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia Correspondence: Mr J. Katsaros, Plastic Surgeon, 174 Ward Street, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia. A technique of IP joint arthroplasty is described using costal cartilage with accompanying perichondrium. All patients presented following trauma to the IP joints; their ages ranging from 15 to 45 years. Five out of six cases showed improvement of symptoms and function following reconstruction of the traumatized joint.
Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 20, No. 2,
137-142 (1995) |
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