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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Lack of increase in postoperative complications with low-dose methotrexate therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing elective orthopedic surgery

Koichi MurataDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto City Hospital, 1-2 Higashitakada-cho, Mibu, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8845, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tadashi YasudaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;Department of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health, Budo, and Sports Studies, Tenri University, Tenri, Japan
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Hiromu ItoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Makoto YoshidaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Makoto ShimizuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto City Hospital, 1-2 Higashitakada-cho, Mibu, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8845, Japan
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Takashi NakamuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Pages 14-19 | Received 12 Jul 2005, Accepted 24 Oct 2005, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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