title: [Is the activity of rheumatoid arthritis affected by repeated surgical operations?(author's transl)].
abstract: 37 R.A. patients who had been operated on several times (synovectomy and reconstructive surgery) were re-examined within 1 to 6 years after operation. Pain and function were improved in 2/3 of the patients, morning stiffness, ESR, and medicine consumption decreased in 2/3. The lower cortisone requirement in 28 patients (75%) was particularly impressive. 25 patients (67%) became cortisone-free. The joint index was reduced in 30 patients (81%). The impression exists that the rheumatic process can be influenced surgically for a long time.
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty; D003348:Cortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010146:Pain; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000074402:Synovectomy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006454:Hemoglobins; D003348:Cortisone
vernacular_title: Wird de Aktivität der progressiv chronischen Polyarthritis durch operative Mehrfacheingriffe beeinflusst