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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an articular prosthesis for metacarpus-phalangeal or interphalangeal use, by which a treatment for implanting a prosthesis is rapidly and conveniently performed. <P>SOLUTION: The articular prosthesis 10 comprises a first shank to be associated to a proximal bone and a second shank to be associated to a distal bone, said two shanks being connected to a half part 13, 15 of an articulated joint respectively, the two half parts 13, 15 being hinged to each other, at least one among the first shank and second shank comprising an expansion insert 22 and expansion means 59 reversibly expanding said insert 22, said expansion means 59 reversibly expanding the insert 22, the expansion means 59 being removably connected to a half part of the articulated joint. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |