Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1195-1202 , September 2010

Arthroscopic Synovectomy for the Rheumatoid Elbow

  • Hong Je Kang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
    • ,
  • Min Jong Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Min Jong Park, M.D., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jin Hwan Ahn, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Hak Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ang University, School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Received 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(10)00051-4

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.01.010

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1195-1202 , September 2010

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