Surgery Insight: orthopedic treatment options in rheumatoid arthritis
Beat R Simmen, Earl R Bogoch and Jörg Goldhahn*
Correspondence *Upper Extremity Department, Schulthess Klinik, Lengghalde 2, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
Email joerg.goldhahn@kws.ch
Several different surgical treatment options are available to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, with the aims of restoring function and quality of life, preventing joint deterioration, relieving pain, and correcting deformity, as discussed in this article. In addition, a number of factors and specialists should be involved in deciding if and when to proceed with surgical intervention.
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