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Eight silastic implants of the lunate bone were inserted between 1980 and 1984 on 8 patients. Seven patients were seen, at a ten year follow-up visit and were satisfied with the results. However, STT osteoarthritis secondary to the carpal collapse had to be stabilized by a triscaph arthrodesis. The clinical course showed a clear improvement of force and mobility in a first phase, followed by progressive deterioration ending in a return to preoperative values. Multiple intracarpal cysts were found radiologically in all wrists as well as in the distal radius in two cases and in the metacarpal bones in 3 cases. The height of the prosthesis was decreased by about 36%. Carpal collapse and ulnar translation showed a statistically significant progression. According to these findings, silastic prostheses should no longer be recommended.
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
January 1988,
Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und ihre Grenzgebiete,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
January 1985,
Acta orthopaedica Belgica,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
January 1977,
Zeitschrift fur Unfallmedizin und Berufskrankheiten. Revue de medecine des accidents et des maladies professionelles,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
January 1993,
Zeitschrift fur Unfallchirurgie und Versicherungsmedizin : offizielles Organ der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft fur Unfallmedizin und Berufskrankheiten = Revue de traumatologie et d'assicurologie : organe officiel de la Societe suisse de ...,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
December 1980,
Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
October 1971,
Seikeigeka. Orthopedic surgery,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
January 1980,
Handchirurgie,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
January 1958,
Minerva ortopedica,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
April 1994,
Unfallchirurgie,
S Wachtl, and
G Sennwald, and
M Rodriguez
May 1986,
Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V...,
