The development of an endoprosthesis for the metacarpophalangeal joint
Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful and debilitating disease which often afflicts the key joint of the hand, the metacarpophalangeal joint. In the worst cases the diseased joint has to be replaced with an artificial joint or prosthesis. The development of the Durham metacarpophalangeal prosthesis as i...
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Durham University
1997
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