The decline in joint replacement surgery in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a concomitant increase in the intensity of anti-rheumatic therapy: A nationwide register-based study from 1995 through 2010

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Drug-based treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evolved markedly over the past 2 decades. Using nationwide register data, we studied how this has affected the rates of hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow replacement from 1995 to 2010. METHODS: The number of primary joint rep...

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Autores principales: Jämsen, Esa, Virta, Lauri J, Hakala, Markku, Kauppi, Markku J, Malmivaara, Antti, Lehto, Matti U K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Register Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23992137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2013.810519

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23992137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2013.810519

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