Clinical results of synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis
[Book]
by N. Gschwend [and others].
Darmstadt
Steinkopff
1977
(45 pages) : illustrations
Translation of Klinische Ergebnisse der Synovektomie bei primär chronischer Polyarthritis.
Operative Synovectomy (A critical analysis of the results obtained) --;1. Historical background --;2. Previous synovectomy papers --;3. Our synovectomy study --;4. Chemical and Radioisotope-synovectomy --;5. Discussion --;6. Appendix --;7. Bibliography --;The influence of knee synovectomy on the course of disease in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) --;Examination methods and patient material --;Synovectomy results --;Discussion of the synovectomy results --;Summary.
Gschwend succeeded in setting up - mainly for the synovectomized finger joints - a comprehensive point system, so as not to leave the evaluation to chance.