Reoperation rate after elbow synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 480-483

  Mäenpää, Heikki M ^a   Kuusela, Pekko P ^a   Kaarela, Kalevi ^a   Kautiainen, Hannu J ^a   Lehtinen, Janne T ^a   Belt, Eero A ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNOVECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744407510     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(03)00167-8     Document Type: Article

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