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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Long-term results of open elbow synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis

Natsuko NakagawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kakogawa Hospital,1545-1 Saijo, Kanno-cho, Kakogawa 675-8545, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shuji AbeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kakogawa Hospital,1545-1 Saijo, Kanno-cho, Kakogawa 675-8545, Japan
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Yasuhiro SaegusaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kakogawa Hospital,1545-1 Saijo, Kanno-cho, Kakogawa 675-8545, Japan
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Shigeaki ImuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kakogawa Hospital,1545-1 Saijo, Kanno-cho, Kakogawa 675-8545, Japan
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Hitoshi KuboDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Miki–Sanyo Hospital,Miki, Japan
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Yasuro NishibayashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Miki–Sanyo Hospital,Miki, Japan
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Shinichi YoshiyaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine,Kobe, Japan
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Pages 106-109 | Received 06 Mar 2006, Accepted 05 Dec 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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