Literature citation: naghshineh et al.Proximal interphalangeal joint silicone arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: midterm outcomes.Hand.2018; volume 0: 1-5.Neither the device nor applicable imaging films were returned to the manufacturer for evaluation, therefore, the cause of the event cannot be determined.
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Allegedly, in a 2018 literature article, by naghshineh et al.Titled proximal interphalangeal joint silicone arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: midterm outcomes, the authors describe a 20% revision rate for swanson finger joint arthroplasty of the pip joint.Additionally, the authors present significant rates of complications (37%), implant breakage (12%), instability (12%), chronic pain (9%), and stiffness (5%).
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