Synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by J. J. Rombouts
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
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.
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
Synovectomy of the wrist was done on 77 patients ( 97 wrists) during [1968][1969][1970][1971][1972][1973][1974][1975][1976][1977][1978][1979][1980][1981] The age of the patients at the time of operation ranged from 18 to 77 years, mean 44 9 yrs Clinical and radiological followup examinations ( 90 wr