REPLACING 8 ARTIFICIAL HAND JOINTS WITH SILICONE IMPLANTS BY 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR PATIENT WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN HANDS ON BOTH SIDES. A CASE REPORT
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease found in every country in the world. The rate of incidence accounts for about 0.5% - 1% among Europe’s population and about 0.17 - 0.3% in Asian countries. This disease is common among women with a female: male ratio ranging from 2.5 to 1. It is a typical, chronic progressive autoimmune disease with progressive joint manifestations over time. The disease most commonly affects peripheral joints, especially the MCP and wrist joints. When not properly treated, the disease will progress quickly. In most cases, it can lead to severe complications and disability as symptoms spread to wrists, knees, ankles, elbows, negatively affecting the patient's quality of life. Successful finger joint replacement surgery for a patient exhibiting severe symptoms such as deformities, dislocations of the two fingers will involve placing 8 artificial hand joints including 7 MCP joints and 1 PIP. For the purpose of this study, we present an overview of rheumatoid arthritis and introduction of clinical case.
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Finger joint replacement surgery
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