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SOURCES: 2009 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Kenneth Means, Jr., MD, Hand Surgeon, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore.

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Davis Elliott spent a lifetime crabbing on the Chesapeake. And over the years he's worked his fingers to the bone—literally.

Davis Elliott:

These two knuckles here would swell up and get just as stiff and uh, well, it was a throbbing pain all the time.

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Not wanting arthritis to leave him aground, he had an idea.

Davis Elliott:

My wife had her knees replaced and I got her to ask her doctor if they replace knuckles and they said yes.

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And here they are. Different sizes for different finger joints.

Kenneth Means, Jr., M.D.:

So we wanted something that was, going to be pretty sturdy for him, so that's why we went with the silicone replacements for him.

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Flexible silicone implants work like spacers to keep the bones from rubbing together. Metal implants have a ball and socket and work like a hinge.

Kenneth Means, Jr., M.D.:

If there is not a lot of deformity, we might think about the metal replacement. Whereas if there is some significant deformity, without a lot of ligament support, then we're probably gonna go with the silicone replacement.

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In surgery, doctors expose and remove the damaged joint, clean out the arthritis, then implant the new knuckle.

Kenneth Means, Jr., M.D.:

It's a very reliable procedure taking the pain away.

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What's more, a study at Baltimore's Union Memorial Hospital shows the implants help maintain function.

Kenneth Means, Jr., M.D.:

Our goal is to keep them doing the things they want to do and they need to do.

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After physical therapy to gain strength and improve motion, Davis is back on the bay.

Davis Elliott:

I don't have any problem pulling anything in. I don't have any problem with the pain.

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And he says he's not just throwing you a line. For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.

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