Arthroscopic lavage treatment in rheumatoid arthritis of the knee

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1872-1874

  Sharma, Arun ^a   Baethge, Bruce A ^a   Acebes, J Carlos ^b   Lisse, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic lavage; Knee arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SULINDAC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 0029861788     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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