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Five hundred and eight cases of early synovectomy of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis are reported from nine clinics in a retrospective multi-center follow-up study. Observation time covers at least ten years in each case. Sixty-five per cent of the cases are reported as being subjectively and objectively good. The mean roentgenological grade, according to Larsen, was 1.7 preoperatively and 2.7 at follow-up.
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Brattström, Czurda, Gschwend et al. Long-term results of knee synovectomy in early cases of rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 4, 19–22 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032312
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032312