Biomaterial Database

Orthopedic surgery in management of rheumatoid arthritis. 1968

P H Davis

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007717	Knee	A region of the lower extremity immediately surrounding and including the KNEE JOINT.
D009985	Orthopedics	A specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures.
D004550	Elbow	Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
D005528	Foot	The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.	Feet
D006225	Hand	The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.	Hands
D006615	Hip	The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.	Coxa,Coxas,Hips
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000074402	Synovectomy	Surgical removal of the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE.	Synovium Resection,Resection, Synovium,Synovectomies,Synovium Resections
D000842	Ankle	The region of the lower limb between the FOOT and the LEG.	Tarsus,Regio tarsalis,Ankles
D001172	Arthritis, Rheumatoid	A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.	Rheumatoid Arthritis