Follow-up Studies of Synovectomy for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Follow-up studies on synovectomy of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis.

Synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis.

Follow up studies in rheumatoid arthritis.

n rheumatology we have been told for years that the results of randomised controlled trials may not be extrapolated to the long term, and that a gain in the beginning may not necessarily mean a gain in what we solemnly call the " final outcome ". In almost every review on disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), long term efficacy and long term toxicity are a...

Adverse Effects of Synovectomy on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

One hundred fifty two patients with Juve­ nile rheumatoid arthritis were retrospectively studied in an effort to determine the efficacy of synovectomy in thi's disease.  Twenty-five of 117 closely observed patients underwent synovectomy following failure to be controlled by more conservative measures. Analysis of the end-results on the basis of age, sex, stage of disease, and individual joints...

Synovectomy of the elbow in rheumatoid arthritis.

Twenty-five synovectomies of the elbow were performed in twenty-one patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and the patients were followed for two to eleven years. All patients had an advanced stage of the disease, with disintegration of cartilage and severe erosions of bone. The operations were performed by the same surgeon using the same technique. Follow-up studies revealed various degrees of im...