Assessment of past results and current practice in the treatment of rheumatoid metacarpophalangeal joints. Five year review.

A new design of prosthetic finger joint for the rheumatoid patient, and the technique for its insertion is described, which has now been in use for five years. The technique includes the soft tissue correction of the ulnar deviation. Results are reported for all the cases performed in one year giving a two year follow up, assessing flexion strength, pinch strength and the degree of recurrence of ulnar drift associated with loss of pinch strength.