Determining surgical priorities in rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis often affects multiple joints simultaneously with pain, deformity and loss of function. The indications for surgical treatment are presented along with guidelines for determining the surgical priorities along with guidelines for determining the surgical priorities when multiple joints require surgery.
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Lenox Hill Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning