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Osmic acid versus yttrium-90 in rheumatoid synovitis of the knee.

Abstract
The effectiveness of osmic acid and yttrium-90 in the treatment of synovitis of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis is compared in 126 patients followed-up for 3 years. Ninety-one knees were injected with osmic acid and eighty-four knees with yttrium-90. Osmic acid appeared to be more effective than yttrium-90 throughout the period of the follow-up but the difference only reached statistical significance (p less than 0.05) at 3 years. Both therapies were well tolerated by patients and should be considered as an alternative to operative synovectomy.
AuthorsH Sheppeard, A Aldin, D J Ward
JournalScandinavian journal of rheumatology (Scand J Rheumatol) Vol. 10 Issue 3 Pg. 234-6 ( 1981) ISSN: 0300-9742 [Print] England
PMID7291955 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes
  • Osmium
  • Osmium Tetroxide
Topics
  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid (complications, drug therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intra-Articular
  • Knee Joint
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osmium (therapeutic use)
  • Osmium Tetroxide (therapeutic use)
  • Synovitis (drug therapy)
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes (therapeutic use)

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