Effectiveness of radiation synovectomy with samarium-153 particulate hydroxyapatite in rheumatoid arthritis patients with knee synovitis: a controlled randomized double-blind trial

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Samarium153-particulate hydroxyapatite radiation synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with chronic knee synovitis. METHODS: Fifty-eight rheumatoid arthritis patients (60 knees) with chronic knee synovitis partic...

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Main Authors: Marla Francisca dos Santos, Rita Nely Vilar Furtado, Monique Sayuri Konai, Mario Luiz Vieira Castiglioni, Renata Rosa Marchetti, Jamil Natour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009001200008