Reconstructive joint surgery and rheumatoid arthritis. Status over a developing field
Lassen, C.F.; Jensen, C.M.; Tørholm, C.; Boeckstyns, M.E.; Krohn, L.M.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 160(15): 2238-2242
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 9599518 Document Number: 494931
Rheumatoid arthritis has a prevalence of between 1% and 2%. The majority of patients face the prospect of surgical treatment of joints, that do not respond to medical treatment. With respect to the extensive development in joint surgery during the last decade, today's recommendations for surgical treatment of the individual joints are surveyed.