Clinical effect of radiation synovectomy of the upper extremity joints: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-218

  Van Der Zant, F M ^a   Jahangier, Z N ^b   Moolenburgh, J D ^a   Swen, W A A ^a   Boer, R O ^a   Jacobs, J W G ^b  

^a Northwest Clinics   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Glucocorticoids; Intra articular injection; Radiation synovectomy; Radiosynoviorthesis; Upper extremity joints

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ERBIUM 169; GLUCOCORTICOID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; RADIOISOTOPE; RHENIUM 186; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OUTPATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIORTHESIS; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERBIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBO EFFECT; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RHENIUM; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33846427391     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-006-0195-2     Document Type: Article

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