Utility of arthroscopic guided synovial biopsy in understanding synovial tissue pathology in health and disease states

World Journal of Orthopedics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 566-573

  Wechalekar, Mihir D ^a   Smith, Malcolm D ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Inflammatory arthritis; Synovial biopsy; Synovial pathology; Synovium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905984765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22185836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i5.566     Document Type: Article

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