The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a new era?

E. Nikiphorou; S. Konan; A. J. MacGregor; F. S. Haddad; A. Young

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

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The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

a new era?

E. Nikiphorou
S. Konan
A. J. MacGregor
F. S. Haddad
A. Young

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The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Nikiphorou E, Konan S, MacGregor AJ, Haddad FS, Young A. The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Bone Joint J. 2014;96-B(10):1287-1289. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

Nikiphorou, E., et al. “The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.” The Bone & Joint Journal, vol. 96-B, no. 10, 2014, pp. 1287-1289., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

Nikiphorou, E., Konan, S., MacGregor, A. J., Haddad, F. S., & Young, A. (2014). The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Bone & Joint Journal, 96-B(10), 1287-1289. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

Nikiphorou, E., Konan, S., MacGregor, A. J., Haddad, F. S. and Young, A. (2014) “The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.” The Bone & Joint Journal, 96-B(10), pp. 1287-1289. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

Nikiphorou, E., S. Konan, A. J. MacGregor, F. S. Haddad, and A. Young. “The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.” The Bone & Joint Journal 96-B, no. 10 (2014): 1287-1289. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

Nikiphorou E, Konan S, MacGregor AJ, Haddad FS, Young A. The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Bone Joint J. 2014 Oct 1;96-B(10):1287-1289. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.96B10.34506

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Abstract

There has been an in increase in the availability of effective biological agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as well as a shift towards early diagnosis and management of the inflammatory process. This article explores the impact this may have on the place of orthopaedic surgery in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2014;96-B:1287–9

Correspondence should be sent to Prof Adam Young; email: adam.young@nhs.net

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