Book chapter
Operative Treatment of Arthritis
Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases, pp.651-663
Springer New York
2008
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3_43
Abstract
Pain not relieved by other treatments is the most common indication for operative treatment of arthritis. Loss of joint function is a less common indication for surgical treatment because function restoration is usually less predictable than pain relief. Operative treatments include joint debridement, synovectomy, osteotomy, soft tissue arthroplasty, resection arthroplasty, fusion, and joint replacement. In addition, people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may benefit from tenosynovectomy and repair or reconstruction of ruptured tendons.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Operative Treatment of Arthritis
- Creators
- Joseph A. Buckwalter - University of IowaW. Timothy Ballard - Memorial Hospital.
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases, pp.651-663
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3_43
- Publisher
- Springer New York; New York, NY
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984304707402771
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