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THE MACINTOSH TIBIAL PLATEAU HEMIPROSTHESIS FOR THE RHEUMATOID KNEE



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Abstract

1. Thirty-nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had had a MacIntosh tibial plateau hemiarthroplasty are reviewed.

2. From the clinical findings it is possible to suggest a basis for the selection of suitable patients for the procedure.

3. Eighty-five per cent of the patients obtained relief of pain with good function of the knee.

4. The complications were infection and instability of the prosthesis.

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