The results of surgical synovectomy of the digital joints in rheumatoid disease

MR ELLISON, KJ Kelly, AE FLATT - JBJS, 1971 - journals.lww.com
MR ELLISON, KJ Kelly, AE FLATT
JBJS, 1971journals.lww.com
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Page 1 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
American Volume VOLUME 53-A, No. 6 SEPTEMBER 1971 The Results of Surgical
Synovectomy of the Digital Joints in Rheumatoid Disease BY MONTY It. ELLISON, M.1).t, KJKELLY,
OT114, ANI) AI)ItIAN E. FLA’IT, MI)., IOWA CITY, IOWA Front 1/u: I)irision of Hand Surg(’ry,
College of ,lfcdicinc, Unitersily of Jotvo, Ioti’a City. Surgical sytiovectomy in the treatment of
rheumatoid disease currently enjoys significant. PoI)ultLritY among surgeons but is not equally …
Abstract
Sixty-seven patients who have had surgical synovectomy of the digital joints of the hand for rheumatoid disease have been presented in this clinical study. Three hundred and ninety joints are represented.
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