Arthroscopic synovectomy of the knee joint in early cases of rheumatoid arthritis: Follow-up results of a multicenter study

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 262-267

  Klug, Stefan ^a   Wittmann, Georg ^a   Weseloh, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Radiation synovectomy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovectomy; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVECTOMY;

EID: 0034108961     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(00)90050-1     Document Type: Article

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