Tumour necrosis factor [alpha] antagonists and early postoperative complications in patients with inflammatory joint disease undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery

Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) antagonists are now established as therapeutic agents for active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) resistant to conventional drug treatment. 1 However, they decrease resistance to infection, including unusual infections such as tuberculosis, 2, 3 and in an experimental sett...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2005-04, Vol.64 (4), p.650
Hauptverfasser:	Talwalkar, S C, Grennan, D M, Gray, J, Johnson, P, Hayton, M J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Gangrene Hip joint Infections Joint replacement surgery Patients Postoperative period Surgical outcomes Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
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