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Multicenter Study
. 2006 May;65(5):694-5.
doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.047175.

Orthopaedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a shift towards more frequent and earlier non-joint-sacrificing surgery

A Boonen, G A Matricali, J Verduyckt, V Taelman, P Verschueren, A Sileghem, L Corluy, R Westhovens
Multicenter Study

Orthopaedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a shift towards more frequent and earlier non-joint-sacrificing surgery

A Boonen et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 May.
No abstract available

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