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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1962;44:1376-1386.
© 1962 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Surgery of the Thumb in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mack L. Clayton M.D.1

1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Arthritis Clinic, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

Experiences in the treatment of rheumatoid deformities of the thumb at the University of Colorado Arthritis Clinic over the last eight years are described. The number of surgical cases (eighteen) is too small for any statistical analysis. In general the results have been gratifying. In most cases the patient, surgeon, and physician have been pleased with the results as all have realized that one is striving for a limited gain in function and that results in a chronic progressive disease cannot be compared with the results in static conditions. Many patients deserve evaluation for surgical reconstruction.


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