Abstract
This retrospective study compares the results of extensive versus limited synovectomy at the time of palm thorn removal from a joint space. Patients treated by primary extensive synovectomy obtained complete relief of symptoms; patients who underwent limited synovectomy required subsequent extensive synovectomy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Foreign Bodies / complications*
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Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
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Foreign Bodies / surgery
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Humans
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Knee Joint* / surgery
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Male
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Medical History Taking
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Methods
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Reoperation
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Retrospective Studies
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Synovitis / diagnosis
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Synovitis / etiology*
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Synovitis / surgery
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Trees