title: Rheumatoid disease.
abstract: This article documents the developments in surgery for the rheumatoid hand that have been made during the last 40 years and reviews the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery