Synovectomy Surgery Performed Under the Name of Pericapsular Capsulo-synovectomy as Demonstrated on Rheumatoid Joints such as the Wrist, Elbow, and Ankle Based on 35 Years of Clinical Experience with an End-result Knee Joint Synovectomy Study Supple ment.
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Kansai Medical University
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0022-8400
DOI: 10.5361/jkmu1956.44.supplement_s17