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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Synovial biopsy of a knee joint was performed in 59 patients with arthritis of unknown cause. Light microscopy revealed a diagnosis in three. A cause became apparent in only a further 23 over a prolonged period of follow-up. Neither light microscopy, immunofluorescence nor electron microscopy discriminated between te principal diagnostic groups. Synovial fluid analysis was better than synovial biopsy at predicting osteoarthritis. Five men with giant effusions developed osteoarthritis and these might represent an entity. Synovial inflammatory changes were less pronounced in those with longer histories. Disease duration and activity may have more influence on synovial characteristics than the nature of the disorder.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0263-7103
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
232-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Arthritis, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Arthritis, Rheumatoid, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Biopsy, Needle, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Blood Sedimentation, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-HLA Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-HLA-B27 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Osteoarthritis, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Synovial Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:3893606-Synovial Membrane
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
The diagnostic value of synovial biopsy in patients with arthritis of unknown cause.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article