Efficacy of radiation synovectomy (radiosynovectomy or radiosynoviorthesis) with yttrium-90 in exudative inflammation of synovial membrane of knee joints in patients with rheumatic diseases – preliminary report

Efficacy of radiation synovectomy (radiosynovectomy or radiosynoviorthesis) with yttrium-90 in exudative inflammation of synovial membrane of knee joints in patients with rheumatic diseases – preliminary report

Objectives : Hypertrophic and exudative synovitis of the knee is one of the earliest symptoms in rheumatic diseases. In the case of pharmacotherapy failure, other methods which directly remove the inflamed synovial membrane are used – synovectomies. Radiosynovectomy (RSV) is the radiopharmaceutical...

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Main Authors: Joanna Zalewska, Małgorzata Węgierska, Tacjana Barczyńska, Marzena Waszczak, Paweł Żuchowski, Sławomir Jeka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-03-01
Series:Rheumatology
Subjects:
knee
hypertrophic-exudative synovitis
radiosynovectomy
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Efficacy-of-radiation-synovectomy-radiosynovectomy-or-radiosynoviorthesis-with-yttrium-90-in-exudative-inflammation-of-synovial-membrane-of-knee-joints-in-patients-with-rheumatic-diseases-preliminary-,18,27167,1,1.html

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