| Literature DB >> 7291955 |
H Sheppeard, A Aldin, D J Ward.
Abstract
The effectiveness of 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 acid and eighty-four knees with yttrium-90. Osmic acid appeared to be more effective than yttrium-90 throughout the period of the follow-up but the difference only reached statistical significance (p less than 0.05) at 3 years. Both therapies were well tolerated by patients and should be considered as an alternative to operative synovectomy.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7291955 DOI: 10.3109/03009748109095304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Rheumatol ISSN: 0300-9742 Impact factor: 3.641