Affiliation:
1. From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
Abstract
This study determined the long-term success of digital arthrodesis with the Harrison–Nicolle peg. We reviewed 90 digital joints in 60 patients fused with the peg between 1986 and 1998 at a mean follow-up of 6 (range 2–11) years. The prime indication for surgery was rheumatoid arthritis. The early complication rate was 8%. At 1 month 89% of joints were pain-free and stable. In the long-term follow up, 96% of the joints were pain-free and stable, with the original angle of fusion. 85% achieved bony fusion, with no clinical difference between bony and fibrous fusion. Overall there was a significantly higher complication rate in the distal interphalangeal joint. We conclude that, with the exception of the distal interphalangeal joint, the Harrison–Nicolle peg is extremely effective for digital arthrodesis in the rheumatoid patient.
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