The history of surgical treatment of the metacarpophalangeal joint replacement in the course of rheumatoid arthritis

We are presenting the history of the surgical treatment of the metacarpophalangeal joint replacement in the course of rheumatoid arthritis in the Orthopaedic Rheumatology Department of the Institute of Rheumatology in Warsaw (Fig. 1-4).

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