Osmic Acid Versus Yttrium-90 in Rheumatoid Synovitis of the Knee

Osmic Acid Versus Yttrium-90 in Rheumatoid Synovitis of the Knee

The effectiveness or osmic acid and yttrium-90 in the treatment of synovitis of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis is compared in 126 patients followed-up for 3 years. Ninety-one knees were injected with osmic add and eighty-four knees with yttrium-90. Osmic add appeared to be more effective than yttr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 1981, Vol.10 (3), p.234-236
Hauptverfasser: Sheppeard, H., Aldin, A., Ward, D. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy
Female
Humans
Injections, Intra-Articular
Knee Joint
Male
Middle Aged
Osmium - therapeutic use
Osmium Tetroxide - therapeutic use
Synovitis - drug therapy
Yttrium Radioisotopes - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:The effectiveness or osmic acid and yttrium-90 in the treatment of synovitis of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis is compared in 126 patients followed-up for 3 years. Ninety-one knees were injected with osmic add and eighty-four knees with yttrium-90. Osmic add appeared to be more effective than yttrium-90 throughout the period of the follow-up but the difference only reached statistical significance (p
ISSN:0300-9742
1502-7732
DOI:10.3109/03009748109095304