Metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis: What determines satisfaction with surgery?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2488-2491

  Mandl, Lisa A ^a   Galvin, Dina H ^a   Bosch, Joanne P ^a   George, Cynthia C ^a   Simmons, Barry P ^a   Axt, Teal S ^a   Fossel, Anne H ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Metacarpophalangeal joint; Rheumatoid arthritis; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DISABILITY; ESTHETICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036894807     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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