Destruction of the first carpometacarpal joint behaves differently from that of the entire carpus in rheumatoid arthritis: A 20-year follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 361-363

  Belt, E A ^a   Kaarela, K ^a   Lehto, M U K ^b   Kautiainen, H J ^a   Kauppi, M J ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

First carpometacarpal joint; Follow up study; Radiography; Rheumatoid arthritis; Wrist joint

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WRIST; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030778131     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709065699     Document Type: Article

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