Arthroscopic lavage plus corticosteroids is more effective than joint aspiration plus corticosteroids in patients with arthritis of the knee;Artroscopische lavage met toediening van corticosteroïden effectiever dan gewrichtsaspiratie met toediening van corticosteroïden bij artritis van de knie

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 152, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 1973-1980

  Van Oosterhout, M ^a   Sont, J K ^a   Bajema, I M ^a   Breedueld, F C ^a   Van Laar, J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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