The rheumatoid hand: A predictable disease with unpredictable surgical practice patterns

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 537-542

  Alderman, Amy K ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^b,c   Demonner, Sonya ^b   Spilson, Sandra V ^a   Hayward, Rodney A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Arthroplasty; Large area variations; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tenosynovectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVECTOMY;

EID: 0037109259     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10662     Document Type: Article

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