Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow: A comparison of radial-head excision and synovectomy with total elbow replacement

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Woods, David A ^b   Williams, John R ^b   Gendi, Nagui S T ^b   Mowat, Alastair G ^b   Burge, Peter D ^b   Carr, Andrew J ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELBOW; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIUS; REOPERATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURVIVAL; SYNOVIUM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIUS; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033158566     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(99)90147-7     Document Type: Article

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