Twenty-two patients underwent twenty-five trapezium replacements with a silicone rubber ball spacer. Seventeen of these procedures (68%) produced excellent results, and a further six patients (24%) had satisfactory results after a follow up averaging 13.6 months. The complications of the procedure are described.
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