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The knee joint in rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis may present in the knee within a wide spectrum of manifestations. Disease progression, treatment protocols, surgical treatments and the possible complications of these treatments differ distinctly from those of osteoarthritis.

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  1. The Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, 535 E. 70th St., 10021, New York, NY

    Thomas P. Sculco MD (Director of Orthopaedic Surgery) & Paul Lombardi MD

  2. Kaiser Permanente of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif

    Alexander Miric MD

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Sculco, T.P., Lombardi, P. & Miric, A. The knee joint in rheumatoid arthritis. Compr Ther 26, 127–133 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12019-000-0023-8

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