Necrotizing scleritis associated with rheumatoid arthritis: long-term remission with high-dose infliximab therapy.
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fracture line. The therapy for the navicular insufficiency fracture was performed non-operatively. Previously, we had experienced that conservative therapy for insufficiency fractures in patients with RA was an efficient treatment. A non-displaced fracture should be treated with conservative therapy if the patient is unable to be very active. The ethical committee of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine authorized this work.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rheumatology
دوره 44 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005