Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1973;55:535-544.
© 1973 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Surgery of the Rheumatoid Knee
SYNOVECTOMY AND DÉBRIDEMENT
LEONARD MARMOR M.D.1
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In 175 synovectomies followed for one year or more, good results were obtained in 53 per cent, while in the group with early roentgenographic evidence of arthritis, good results were found in 75 per cent. The worse the roentgenographic changes, the poorer were the results, but even in grade 4 cases an occasional good result was seen.