Miniarthroscopy of metacarpophalangeal joints in rheumatoid arthritis. Rating of diagnostic value in synovitis staging and efficiency of synovial biopsy

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1901-1908

  Ostendorf, Benedikt ^a   Dann, Paul ^b   Wedekind, Freya ^b   Brauckmann, Ulrich ^b   Friemann, Johannes ^b   Koebke, Juergen ^b   Schulitz, Klaus Peter ^b   Schneider, Matthias ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Finger joints; Miniarthroscopy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHONDROMALACIA; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROSCOPES; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0033460146     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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