Long-term results of multiple synovectomy for patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis. Effects on disease activity and radiological progression

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Nakamura, Hiroshi ^a   Tanaka, Hidekazu ^b   Yoshino, Shinici ^b  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long term results; Radiological findings; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BUCILLAMINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GOLD; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TIOPRONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIUM; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842502700     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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