After failure of conservative management options, she opted for surgical management with first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty with a double-stem silastic implant. Hammertoe deformities of ...

It can affect the first metatarsophalangeal joint at the base of the big ... whole joint are fusion (arthrodesis), osteotomy or joint replacement. Rarely, excision arthroplasty is offered. Synthetic ...

One of them is a surgery called resection arthroplasty, also known as excision arthroplasty. Arthroplasty is surgery to rebuild your joint. There are many kinds, including having a joint replaced.

Performing interpositional arthroplasty using a spacer composed of human acellular dermal regenerative tissue matrix appears effective for treating hallux rigidus of the first metatarsophalangeal ...

Sometimes you’ll have a choice between arthrodesis and arthroplasty. But, often, one is better suited to treat a particular problem. Let’s first take a look at the potential benefits of each ...

February 8, 2012 (San Francisco, California) — The danger that patients who have undergone total joint arthroplasty will experience a pulmonary embolism appears to be highest in the first week ...