Adverse Effects of Synovectomy on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis.

Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects of Synovectomy and Application of Autologous Vaccine

Early Synovectomy is advisable for rheum­atoid arthritis. An autologus vaccine from the excised synovia can be prepared from the tis-­ sues and given to the patient for at least 2 years or even longer in order to arrest the di­sease and for prevent relapse.  The patient can be taught to give himself his own vaccine two times weekly. While there is possibility of an antianaphylactic reaction. F...

Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis on the Larynx

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare the videolaryngostroboscopic findings between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and vocally healthy controls.   Materials and Methods: This case-control descriptive study was performed on 113 people, including 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 63 controls. The participants were subjected to videolaryngost...

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...

Arthroscopic synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis of wrist.

The wrist is the most commonly involved region of the upper extremity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because the wrist joint becomes involved early during the disease course and its involvement rapidly progresses, and because the disabilities associated with progressive RA are significant, early and adequate treatment must be introduced to prevent disease progression. Various treatment methods c...

[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...