Use of radiosynovectomy in recurrent warfarin-related haemarthrosis in degenerative arthritis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Tan, Y K ^a   Lai, H K ^b   Chong, Y Y ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b RAFFLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Haemarthrosis; Radiosynovectomy; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; STEROID; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CASE REPORT; DEATH; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; RADIOSYNOVECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY;

AGED; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; STROKE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; WARFARIN; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 80053019070     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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