Premise for bioresorbable materials in joint replacement arthroplasty.

Total joint replacement arthroplasty has been extremely successful since its inception in the 1960's. There have been untoward problems however that have become more apparent with the current state of the art joint replacement. These problems include thigh pain following total hip replacement arthroplasty, proximal bone resorption as a result of stress shielding, and areas of bone lysis.

Long-term experience with total joint prosthetic replacement for the arthritic great toe.

A report on the use of 130 double-stemmed flexible hinge silicone elastomer implants as total joint replacements for the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint of the great toe in 98 patients since 1971. Of the total number of patients involved, 11 were men and 87 were women; the average age per joint was 57 years. The report is based on a minimum follow-up of 12 months, an average follow-up of 9.

Total joint prosthetic arthroplasty of the great toe--a 12-year experience.

This report describes the use of a double-stemmed flexible hinge silicone elastomer implant for use as a total joint replacement for the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe. Experience with this prosthesis has been since 1971 with 103 prostheses implanted in 71 patients with a minimum follow-up of 12 months and an average follow-up of 7.4 years.