EULAR/EFORT recommendations for the diagnosis and initial management of patients with acute or recent onset swelling of the knee

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-19

  Landewe R B M ^a   Gunther K P ^b   Lukas, C ^c   Braun, J ^d   Combe, B ^c   Conaghan, P G ^e   Dreinhofer K ^f   Fritschy, D ^g   Getty, J ^h   Van Der Heide, H J L ⁱ   Kvien, T K ^j   Machold, K ^k   Mihai, C ^l   Mosconi, M ^m   Nelissen, R ⁱ   Pascual, E ⁿ   Pavelka, K ^o   Pileckyte, M ^p   Puhl, W ^q   Punzi, L ^r   Ruther W ^s   San Julian, M ^t   Tudisco, C ^u   Westhovens, R ^v   Witso, E ^w   Van Der Heijde, D M F M ⁱ   more..

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

^e CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^g GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^h British Orthopaedic Association   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^k MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^l CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁿ HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^o CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^p KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Lithuania)

^q Klinik Oberstdorf   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^t UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^u SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^v UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^w Norwegian Orthopaedic Association   (Norway)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; JOINT ASPIRATION; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SWELLING; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWELLING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; EDEMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 73449108069     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.104406     Document Type: Article

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