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Date: 29th September 1997
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 118
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P118 CEEFAX 2 118 Mon 29 Sep 2p:24/14 PIONEERING HAND OP FOR ARTHRITIC WOMAN Surgeons have carried out a pioneering operation on a woman who has rheumatoid arthritis in her hands. Sixty-four year old Ann Dales is the first person in Britain to benefit froma new type of artificial finger joint. It is hoped the synthetic joint, which replaces the knuckles, will prove as successful as the artificial hip. The operation was carried out at a hospital in Middlesbrough. Headlines 101Extra 140Ticker 151News Index 102Flash 150Newsreel 152Lab Conf News Heads Latest Main Menu