Importance of immobilization after intraarticular glucocorticoid treatment for elbow synovitis: A randomized controlled study

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 735-737

  Tomas, Weitoft A ^a,b   Catarina, Forsberg ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ELBOW SYNOVITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RELAPSE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF EVALUATION; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951716539     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20039     Document Type: Article

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