Influence of steroids and methotrexate on wound complications after elective rheumatoid hand and wrist surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 449-455

  Jain, Abhilash ^a   Witbreuk, Melinda ^a   Ball, Cathy ^a   Nanchahal, Jagdeep ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Hand; Postoperative; Rheumatoid; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFUROXIME; CYCLOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOLIC ACID; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STEROID THERAPY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0036092244     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.32958     Document Type: Article

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