Results of elbow synovectomy in rheumato
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V. Vahvanen; A. Eskola; J. Peltonen
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Article
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1991
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Springer
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English
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Synovectomy of the elbow was performed on 54 patients (70 elbows) with rheumatoid arthritis. The mean follow-up time was 7.5 years (range 1.5-22 years). Clinical evaluation showed marked relief of pain in 28 elbows (40%). In 27 cases (38.5%) the pain was moderate but still less than preoperatively.