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A patient with advanced arthritis mutilans secondary to psoriatic arthritis had distraction
lengthening of the index and long fingers of his left hand followed by interphalangeal
joint debridement and iliac crest bone grafting. After operation, he demonstrated
improved pinch (1.5 pounds to 8 pounds) and grip function (40 pounds to 60 pounds)
in the hand and maintenance of the achieved digital length.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
November 6,
1987
Received:
July 23,
1987
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*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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© 1988 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
