Ankle synovectomy: an approach to the rheumatoid ankle
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The Journal of Foot Surgery
|January 1, 1982
Abstract:
Rheumatoid synovitis or pannus formation is chiefly responsible for pain, joint destruction, and eventual erosion in patients afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. Synovectomy is a nondestructive means of arresting this inflammatory process in the rheumatoid ankle. The technique of ankle synovectomy is described.