Orthopaedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A shift towards more frequent and earlier non-joint-sacrificing surgery [10]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 694-695

  Boonen, A ^a,f   Matricali, G A ^b   Verduyckt, J ^b   Taelman, V ^c   Verschueren, P ^b   Sileghem, A ^d   Corluy, L ^e   Westhovens, R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^d Reumacentrum   (Belgium)

^e Reuma Instituut   (Belgium)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; INFLIXIMAB;

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAY CARE; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LETTER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646260918     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.047175     Document Type: Letter

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