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Review Question - QID 218838

DIP and PIP Joint Arthritis Treatment PIP Arthritis QID: 218838 (OBQ22.14)
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QID 218838 (Type "218838" in App Search)
A 62-year-old male mechanic presents to your office complaining of pain in his middle finger which is located over the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. There is no evidence of deformity at the PIP joint but radiographs demonstrate primary osteoarthritis. You discuss management options with the patient and he states he has already tried hand therapy and other nonoperative measures and would like surgery. He has heard about the ability to "replace," the arthritic joint. Which of the following is true regarding silicone arthroplasty when used to treat PIP arthritis?
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