Abstract
This retrospective study reports the results from 19 PIP Silastic spacers in 11 female patients suffering from inflammatory diseases at a mean of 2.2 and 5.3 years after surgery. The improvement in range of movement decreased with time, evolving from a gain of 18̊ at 2.2 years to only a 4̊-gain at subsequent follow-up. The fracture rate was high (30%). Objective analysis by physicians reported poor or mild improvements in 75% of cases. Subjective analysis (assessing aesthetics, function and pain) by patients, showed an average score of 5.6/10. At final follow-up, eight out of nine patients did not regret having had surgery. As patients actually hope for pain relief and improved function and quality of life, rather than anatomical recovery, this explains the high acceptability and interest in this rudimentary surgical procedure.
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