SYNOVECTOMY OF THE ELBOW IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

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...

Rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow: The results of synovectomy.

The elbow joints are often involved in rheumatoid arthritis but it has been suggested that such involvement is not commonly a major cause of disability in the upper limb (Merle d’Aubign#{233} and Delbarre 1969, Torgerson and Leach 1970). It is perhaps this belief that has led to the relatively infrequent use ofoperative treatment for rheumatoid arthritis ofthe elbow, except as a late “salvage” ...

Synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis.

[Synovectomy of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis].

Synovectomy of the knee results in a satisfactory degree of pain relief in rheumatoid arthritis. 52 synovectomies were performed in 40 patients. The mean length of follow-up was 7.8 years. We found satisfactory results in 88.4% of the cases and unsatisfactory results in 11.6%. We could see that this procedure is indicated in those cases that have a well preserved articular architecture, while i...

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...