Radiographic changes in early rheumatoid disease.
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Radiographic changes in early rheumatoid disease.
We have studied the radiological features in 94 patients with early rheumatoid disease followed prospectively for 5 years. The changes appeared very early and occurred in up to 71-3% of patients. Erosive changes occurred in the feet much more commonly than in the hands and considerably earlier. Erosive changes were present before there was joint-space loss. Frequent x-ray examination of feet an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.36.1.71