The role of synovitis in osteoarthritis

Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 349-359

  Wenham, Claire Y J ^a   Conaghan, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

histology; magnetic resonance imaging; osteoarthritis; synovitis; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993709393     PISSN: 1759720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1759720X10378373     Document Type: Review

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