The decline in joint replacement surgery in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a concomitant increase in the intensity of anti-rheumatic therapy

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 331-337

  Jämsen, Esa ^a,b   Virta, Lauri J ^c   Hakala, Markku ^b,d   Kauppi, Markku J ^d   Malmivaara, Antti ^e   Lehto, Matti U K ^b  

^a Hospital for Joint Replacement   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT SURGERY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGISTER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; REGISTRIES; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 84883472050     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2013.810519     Document Type: Article

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