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2031157

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
The results after open knee synovectomy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis were investigated in a retrospective study including 44 patients with 55 knees. Median observation time was 73 months. Early synovectomy showed significant pain-relief and improvement of knee function, effusion was reduced and range of motion was unchanged. Total knee alloplasty (TKA) was performed in one knee among the patients who underwent early synovectomy, while reoperation with TKA had been performed in 12 out of 28 knees after late synovectomy. It is concluded that early synovectomy is indicated when medical treatment has failed. Late synovectomy must be regarded as a palliative procedure in order to postpone TKA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9742
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Early and late synovectomy of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article