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What is the role of synovectomy in the diagnosis and management of patients with inflammatory arthritis?

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Rheumatology · Washington University Physicians

The role of surgical synovectomy for the diagnosis of patients with inflammatory arthritis has shrunk dramatically with the ability to perform less invasive ultrasound-guided synovial biopsies. Improved treatments for inflammatory arthritis have decreased the need for surgical synovectomies but shou...

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