YNOVECTOMY is now an established s therapeutic procedure in adults with rheumatoid arthritis.1~~\*~ Its use in children has been limited,\* yet it is obvious from discussion with experts in the field of arthritis that frustration exists in the management of adults with severe deformities who contrac
Multicenter evaluation of synovectomy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION COMMITTEE ON EVALUATION OF SYNOVECTOMY
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 592 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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