Sacroiliac joint biopsies in early sacroiliitis [4]

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1210-1211

  Marzo Ortega, Helena ^a   O'Connor, P ^a   Emery, P ^a   McGonagle, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CALDERDALE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; BACKACHE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFORMED CONSENT; JOINT BIOPSY; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEITIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 34447336968     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem098     Document Type: Letter

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