Methodologic issues in the assessment of the efficacy of radiation synovectomy for arthritis of the knee: Comment on the article by Jahangier et al [3]

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 385-

  Kampen, Willm Uwe ^a   Czech, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SYNOVECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNOVECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE; RADIOSURGERY; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33846264915     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22287     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Jahangier ZN, Jacobs JW, Lafeber FP, Moolenburgh JD, Swen WA, Bruyn GA, et al. Is radiation synovectomy for arthritis of the knee more effective than intraarticular treatment with glucocorticoids? Results of an eighteen-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Arthritis Rheum 2005;52:3391-402.
2. Kresnik E, Mikosch P, Gallowitsch HJ, Jesenko R, Just H, Kogler D, et al. Clinical outcome of radiosynoviorthesis: a meta-analysis including 2190 treated joints. Nucl Med Commun 2002;23:683-8.
3. Jahangier ZN, Moolenburgh JD, Jacobs JW, Serdijn H, Bijlsma JW. The effect of radiation synovectomy in patients with persistent arthritis: a prospective study. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2001;19:417-24.
4. Steinbrocker O, Traeger CH, Batterman RC. Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis. JAMA 1949;140:659-62.