Intra-articular injection with triamcinolone hexacetonide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prospective assessment of goniometry and joint inflammation parameters
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Durability of response to intra-articular corticosteroid injections with triamcinolone hexacetonide in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of all JIA patients who received IACI from 6/05 to 3/10, and had at least six months of follow-up. Data collected included demographic information, JIA subtype, date of injection and arthritis flare, type of joint injected and concomitant medications. Any joint that did not flare by the study end date in 9/10 was censored. Time to flare of arth...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (English Edition)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2255-5021
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbre.2016.08.001