Ayala Rozano-Gorelick Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis; Interposition arthroplasty; Polylactic acid implant; Foreign body giant cells; Polylactic acid implant degradation
Clalalit Health Services- Bar Ilan Medicine Faculty, Zefat, Israel
Ayala Rozano-Gorelick Clalalit Health Services- Bar Ilan Medicine Faculty, Zefat, Israel |
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Author(s): Lauren Gorelick, Ayala Rozano-Gorelick, Anwar Saab, Edward Ram
Polylactic acid (PLA) braid rolled on itself AREX trapezium implant is a part of surgical treatment in patients with Eaton type III-IV of trapeziometacarpal joint (TM) osteoarthritis. The foreign body reaction composed of macrophages and foreign body giant cells is the end-stage of the inflammatory responses following implantation of the PLA prosthesis. Prolonged resorptive giant cells immune inflammatory response, leading the patients to undergo revision surgery for removal of the implant before the end of the third p... view more»