Between 1973 and 1981 , bilateral total replacement of hip and knee joints was performed in 22 patients with rheumatoid arthritis During follow-up, 2 patients died of diseases not directly related to the operation Besides these patients, there were 2 patients who could not be followed up The remain
Bilateral total hip and knee replacement in rheumatoid arthritis patients
β Scribed by H. J. Hoekstra; R. P. H. Veth; H. K. L. Nielsen; A. G. Veldhuizen; J. D. Visser; R. L. F. Nienhuis; A. J. Hoekstra
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 444 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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