Synoviorthesis with erbium-169: a double-blind controlled comparison of erbium-169 with corticosteroid.
Intra-articular injections of erbium--169 citrate and methylprednisolone acetate in hand joints were compared in a randomly selected double-blind trial. The patients included 21 with rheumatoid arthritis and 3 with psoriatic arthritis, and the design was an intrapatient comparison. No difference between joints treated with the radioisotope or steroid was observed in the year following injection.
D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004871:Erbium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013585:Synovitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D011868:Radioisotopes; D004871:Erbium; D008775:Methylprednisolone