Surgical treatment of the rheumatoid hand.
Many rheumatoid patients either present late or are denied access to surgery which would benefit them if undertaken at an early stage. Combined clinics involving physicians, surgeons and therapists allow better assessment and help patients to receive maximum benefit from treatment. An understanding of the principles of surgery of the rheumatoid hand is important in the management of these patients.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex.
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001178:Arthroplasty; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery