Ankle synovectomy: an approach to the rheumatoid ankle.
Rheumatoid synovitis or pannus formation is chiefly responsible for pain, joint destruction, and eventual erosion in patients afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. Synovectomy is a nondestructive means of arresting this inflammatory process in the rheumatoid ankle. The technique of ankle synovectomy is described.
D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*